Saturday, July 12, 2014

Distribution of Skanda Purana Under "Khanda" Tradition

1) Maheshvara Khand, Which have 3 Sub Khanda
 1.1 "Kedara Khand" which have 35 chapter
 1.2 "Kaumarika Khand"  which have 66 Chapter
 1.3 "Arunachala Khand" or  "Arunachala Mahatmya"
     "Purvardh" which have 13 chapter
     "Uttrardh" which have 24 chapter
2) Vishnu / Vaishnava Khand Which have 9 Sub Khanda
 2.1 "Venkatachal Mahatmaya" which have 40 Chapter
 2.2 "Purushotam Kshetra Mahatmaya" which have 49 chapter
 2.3 "Baddrikashram Mahatmaya" which have 8 Chapter
 2.4 "Kartikmas Mahatmaya" which have 36 Chapter
 2.5 "Margsirsmas Mahatmaya" which have 17 Chapter
 2.6 "Bhagvat Mahatmaya" which have 4 Chapter
 2.7 "Vaishakh mas Mahatmaya" which have 25 Chapter
 2.8 "Ayodhya Mahatmaya" which have 10 Chapter
 2.9 "Vasudev Mahatmaya" which have 32 Chapter

3) Brahma Khand which have 3 sub kands
 3.1 "Setu Mahatmaya" which have 52 chapters
 3.2 "Dharmaranya Khand " which have 40 chapters
 3.3 " Uttara Khand / Brahmottar Khand which have 22 chapters

4) Kashi Khanda which have two khands
 4.1 Purvardh which have 50 chapters
 4.2 Uttrardh which have 50 chapters

5) "Avantya Khanda" which have 3 sub khandas
 5.1 Avanti Kshetra mahatmaya which have 71 chapters
 5.2 Chatursitiling mahatmya which have 84 chapters
 5.3 "Reva Khanda " which have 232 chapters

6)Nagara Khanda / Tirth Mahatmaya 279 chapters

7)"Prabhasa Khanda" which have 4 Sub Khanda 491 chapters
 7.1 "Prabhash Kshetra Mahatmya" which have 365 chapters
 7.2 "Vastrapathak kshetra Mahatmaya which have 19 chapters
 7.3 "Arvuda Khanda" which have 63 chapters
 7.4 "Dvarka Mahatmaya" which have 44 Chapters

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