Mahapurana
Skanda Purana
स्कन्दपुराणम्
Overview
The Skanda Purana is the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas and takes its name from Skanda (Kartikeya), the son of Shiva. It is a vast compilation rich in accounts of sacred geography — pilgrimage sites (tirthas), temples, and the holiness of rivers and places — alongside myth, ritual, and devotional teaching. Its many sections (khandas) make it an extensive treasury of pilgrimage and legend.
Major Themes
- Skanda (Kartikeya), son of Shiva
- Sacred geography and pilgrimage (tirthas)
- Temple and place legends
- Devotion and ritual
- Myth and cosmology
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