[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.1.14.8 # Skandapurana 1.1.14.8 Skandapurāṇa 1.1.14.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.1.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.14.8) 7 athāgnimayasya liṅgasya pārvatyopaśāntatākāraṇe pṛṣṭe gautamamaharṣiṇā'ruṇācaleśvarasya caturyugīyanāmabhedavarṇanam tatra devakṛtastutyāruṇācaleśvarasya bhagavataḥ śītalatāprāptivṛttāntavarṇanam, athāruṇācalasthāṣṭalokapālasthāpitāṣṭadiksthatīrthamāhātmyavṛttāntaḥ, mārkaṇḍeyaprārthanayā maheśvareṇa sarvatīrthasamuccayasyaikīkaraṇavarṇanam, atha tīrthamāhātmyaṃ śrutvā suprasannayā pārvatyā śrīparameśvarārcanavidhijijñāsayā gautamamaharṣiṃ prati praśnakaraṇam. .. .... 224 1 > 7. Next, when Pārvatī asks the reason for the cooling down of the fiery liṅga, the great seer Gautama describes the different names of the Lord of Aruṇācala across the four ages; therein, the account of the venerable Lord of Aruṇācala attaining coolness through the praise performed by the gods; next, the account of the glory of the sacred fords situated in the eight directions, established by the eight guardians of the worlds residing at Aruṇācala; description of the unification of the assembly of all sacred fords by Maheśvara at the request of Mārkaṇḍeya; then, Pārvatī, exceedingly pleased upon hearing the glory of the sacred fords, puts a question to the great seer Gautama wishing to know the procedure for worshipping the Supreme Lord. 224 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.1.14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.14.7) - [Next: 1.1.14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.14.9) - [Up: 1.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.1.14.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.14.8) · Pramāṇa