Skanda Purāṇa

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Predicate Object
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Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:chapter 81,000 verses (approximate, varies by recension)
gptkbp:date circa 7th–15th century CE (composite text)
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Kartikeya
gptkb:Skanda
gptkbp:firstPublished 19th century
gptkbp:genre gptkb:religion
gptkbp:hasSection Avantya Khaṇḍa
Brahma Khaṇḍa
Dākṣiṇātya Khaṇḍa
Kāśmīra Khaṇḍa
Kāśī Khaṇḍa
Nagara Khaṇḍa
Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa
Reva Khaṇḍa
Vaiṣṇava Khaṇḍa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Skanda Purāṇa
gptkbp:influenced later Hindu literature
gptkbp:influencedBy Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation various libraries in India and Nepal
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Shiva
gptkb:Vishnu
gptkb:Parvati
gptkb:Sage_Vyasa
gptkbp:notableFor Kāśī Khaṇḍa (Varanasi section)
detailed description of pilgrimage sites
oldest surviving Purāṇa in some recensions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mahāpurāṇa
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Grantha_script
gptkb:Devanagari_script
gptkb:Sharada_script
gptkbp:recensions multiple (Southern, Eastern, Western)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:pilgrimage_site
mythology
rituals
legends
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Hindi
English
other Indian languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:valley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5