"Avanti Kshetra Ki Yatra Ka Kram Tatha Avanti Kshetra Mahatmya Khand Ka Upsanhar."
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The Skanda Purana is the largest Mahapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text is devoted mainly to the lilas of Kartikeya, a son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also known as Skanda. It also contains a number of legends about Shiva, and the holy places associated with him. This Mahapurana was recited by the sage Vyasa.
This Puran is largest in volume and contains numerous valuable guidance on spiritual and material subjects. This Puran also contains good discourse on religion, conduct, yog, knowledge and devotion along with captivating life-stories of great saints. The conduct and rituals described in this Puran can be seen in Hindu households even today. It also contains description of Sati-Charitra, Shiv's Marriage, birth of Kartikeya, destruction of Tarkasur and glory of Bhagwan Shiv
Some of the popular narratives described in the Skanda Purana are:
The yajña (sacrifice) of Prajapati Daksha
The churning of the ocean (Samudra manthan) and the emergence of Amrita (Ambrosia)
The story of the demon Tarakasura
The birth of Goddess Parvati and her marriage to Lord Shiva
The birth of Kartikeya
The story of Tarakasura by Kartikeya
The killing of Pralambasura
The queries of Karamdham
The story of Shumbh, Nishimbh and Mahishasura
An account of Vishnukund
The story of Padmavati
A description of various holy places associated with Shiva and Skanda
The story of Trishanku and sage Vishvamitra
A description of Jyotirlingas – the important holy shrines associated with Lord Shiva.
A description of Navadurgas
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