Skanda Purana
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What is Baba Khatu Shyam's scriptural source and lineage?
His complete account is documented in the Skanda Purana's Kaumarika Khanda (within the Maheshwara Khanda), and he descends from Bhima through Ghatotkacha and Maurvi.
Can dried tulsi be used for deepdaan and havan?
Asked by a close associate whether the method many people give for deepdaan using dried tulsi is proper, that same gentleman answered flatly that it is a foolish act and should not be done. The speaker replies that those who made videos on using dried tulsi as havan samidha or for deepdaan gave their reference from the Skanda Purana and the like, and that the reference could at least be looked at.
Restriction on women of menstruating age at Kartikeya's Kumar shrine
The speaker says the direct vigraha of Kartikeya that went to Krauncha mountain remains in the form of Kumar even today, while his marriage and his beloved known from the Skanda Purana — Shrivalli and Bhagavati Devasena — belong to his other avatars, which did marry. Because Bhagavan is worshipped there in this Kumar form, it is stated that a girl above thirteen who has not yet reached menopause should not go to that place. He says this was the reason behind the big controversy at the South Indian temple over women's entry.
In which puranas is the full description of Batuk Bhairav found?
Asked in which purana the complete description of Batuk Bhairava will be found to read, the speaker says that in the puranas you will find separate descriptions here and there. Even so, if you study these two — the Brahmavarta Purana and, second, the Skanda Purana — then you will get it to read.
One adhyaya of the purana of one's own ishta goes with the stuti
When you do that, and along with it, he says again and again — one adhyaya of the purana of your own ishta. Whoever your ishta is: if it is Bhagavati, bring the Shrimad Devi Bhagavat, bring the Skanda Purana, read one adhyaya each. Such things will come to you to read in it that your mind will simply not go in this direction.
What may an upasak of Bhagavati read on Holika night instead of japa?
If you perform the upasana of Bhagavati, you may do a path of whichever of the related puranas you wish — the Skanda Purana, the Markandeya Purana, the Devi Bhagavat Mahapuran — or a path of the sahasranama and the like, or hear the katha.
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