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Skanda Purana

by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words

Hinduism Purana
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This page describes Dvaraka-mahatmya which is section 4 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc.

Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya

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Chapter 1 - Does God endure in the Kaliyuga?
Chapter 2 - Durvāsā cursing Rukmiṇī
Chapter 3 - Relief of Rukmiṇī
Chapter 4 - Commendations of Dvārakā visit
Chapter 5 - Penance of Sanatkumāra
Chapter 6 - Importance of bath at the confluence of Gomatī with the sea
Chapter 7 - Eminence of Cakratīrtha
Chapter 8 - Eminence of a bath at Gomatī’s confluence with the sea and of Cakratīrtha
Chapter 9 - Eminence of Lake Rukmiṇī
Chapter 10 - Eminence of Kṛkalāsa alias Nṛga Tīrtha
Chapter 11 - Eminence of Viṣṇupada Tīrtha
Chapter 12 - The Maya lake—its formation and greatness
Chapter 13 - The eminence of Gopī lake as a pilgrim centre
Chapter 14 - Eminence of Pañcanada Tīrtha
Chapter 15 - Ṛṣi Tīrtha: The eminence of Siddheśvara
Chapter 16 - The group of Tīrthas and their eminence
Chapter 17 - The breaking of ego of Rukmi and the servants of God
Chapter 18 - Humiliation of Durvāsā by demons
Chapter 19 - Durvāsā’s daily ritual of bath
Chapter 20 - The war between demon Kuśa and Viṣṇu
Chapter 21 - Importance of Viṣṇu worship at Gomatī Tīrtha
Chapter 22 - Importance of worshipping Rukmiṇī
Chapter 23 - Significance of Dvārakā visit and bearing of basil garland
Chapter 24 - Kṛṣṇa’s boon and the account of Candra Śarmā (Candraśarman)
Chapter 25 - Greatness of Dvārakā, Gaṅgā, Gayā, Gomatī, Gītā, etc.
Chapter 26 - Worship of Hari on the twelfth day
Chapter 27 - Desirability of sitting awake on the twelfth day to worship
Chapter 28 - Eminence of sitting awake on the twelfth day in worship of Viṣṇu
Chapter 29 - Assemblage of all tīrthas at Gomatī
Chapter 30 - Celebratory visit of Godāvarī
Chapter 31 - Taking the look of Dvārāvat as an idol
Chapter 32 - Eminence of Dvārakā—as per attendants of Viṣṇu
Chapter 33 - Dvārakā as an abode to all regions and places of pilgrimage
Chapter 34 - Dilīpa’s visit to Dvārakā and sins committed at Kāśī as a prelude
Chapter 35 - Dvārakā: Eminence of name
Chapter 36 - Validity of rule governing visit to Dvārakā and a bath in Gomatī
Chapter 37 - The Ultimate and Eternal Sudarśana Cakra on Stone at Dvārakā
Chapter 38 - Sitting awake throughout the night at Cakratīrtha on the banks of Gomatī
Chapter 39 - The eminence of religious vow (vrata) of the twelfth Day
Chapter 40 - Bath, charity and śrāddha at Cakratīrtha during the month of Kārtika
Chapter 41 - Virtuous fruits of bath in Gomatī
Chapter 42 - To donate bull and listen to the greatness of Dvārakā
Chapter 43 - Giving ear to Dvārakā’s greatness and eminence of basil wood
Chapter 44 - Virtues of listening to the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa

The Dvārakāmāhātmya (Dvārakā-māhātmya) has 44 chapters and details on the Dwarka Gujarat Tirtha region.

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