Srisaila Khanda
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Srisaila Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on the sacred pilgrimage site of Srisailam and its associated legends and rituals.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture section
ⓘ
Khanda of Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Andhra Pradesh, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Krishna River (near Srisailam) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jyotirlinga of Mallikarjuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shakti Peetha at Srisailam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Parvati
NERFINISHED
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Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of traditional Skanda Purana corpus ⓘ |
| describes |
legends of Srisailam
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pilgrimage to Srisailam ⓘ rituals at Srisailam ⓘ sacredness of Srisailam ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Bhramaramba Devi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mallikarjuna Swamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | section of a Mahapurana ⓘ |
| mentions |
festivals at Srisailam
ⓘ
merits of visiting Srisailam ⓘ rules for pilgrims at Srisailam ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | Srisailam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to extol Srisailam as a major tirtha
ⓘ
to guide devotees in proper worship at Srisailam ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalFunction |
narration of local legends
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prescription of vrata and rituals ⓘ tirtha-mahatmya (glorification of a pilgrimage place) ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Shaiva tradition ⓘ |
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