Skanda Mahapuranam is the largest of all the Puranas. Contains eighty eight thousand and one hundred shlokas (stanzas). Has seven parts-Maheswar, Vaishnava, Brahma, kashi, Avanti, Nagar and Prabhasa. Purana got its name from Skand (kartikeya) the son of Lord Shiva. Birth of Skand; its reason and effects constitute the main theme. Kartikeya was the commander of the gods army and had killed the demon Tarkasura.
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