Dear colleagues
I am interested in the contemporary uses of puranic texts, in particulary the Skandapurāṇa. Below is a list of the main māhātmya of the Skanda.
Do any of you good folk know if any of these texts are still recited or at least drawn on or employed in ritual in their relevant situations?
Thanks in advance
McComas
Section no. |
Section title |
Contents of section |
1.2 |
Kaumārika-khaṇḍa (KKh) |
māhātmya of Mahīsāgarasaṃgama tīrtha, (Kambath, Gujarat) |
2.1 |
Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya (VM) |
Mt Tirumali, near Tirupati, AP |
2.2 |
Puruṣottamakṣetra- māhātmya (PM) |
Puri, Orissa |
2.3 |
Badarikāṣrama-māhātmya (BM) |
Badrinath, Uttarakhand |
2.4 |
Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya (KM) |
various rites to be performed during this month |
2.6 |
Bhāgavata-māhātmya (BhM) |
māhātmya of Bhāgavata-purāṇa |
2.7 |
Vaiśākhamāsa-māhātmya (VaiśM) |
rites performed for Viṣṇu in month of Vaiśākha |
2.8 |
Ayodhyā-māhātmya (AM) |
tīrthas around Ayodhyā, UP |
2.9 |
Vāsudeva-māhātmya (VāsM) |
churning of the ocean, description of the earth, dharma of varṇa and āśrama |
3.1 |
Setu-māhātmya (SM) |
Ramsetu, TN ‘Adam’s Bridge’ |
3.3 |
Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa (BKh) |
greatness and glorification of Śiva |
4.1-4.2 |
Kāśī-khaṇḍa |
Varanasi |
5.3 |
Revā-khaṇḍa |
tīrthas and temples on banks of Narmadā R |
6 |
Nāgara-khaṇḍa |
Hāṭakeśvarakṣetra and Vaḍnagara, Gujarat |
7.2 |
Vastrāpathakṣetra- māhātmya (Vaṅga.) |
Gujarat |
7.4 |
Dvārakā-māhātmya |
Kṛṣṇa’s capital after flight from Mathurā, traditionally associated with Gujarat |