[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) › 1.3.11.59 # Skandapurana 1.3.11.59 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.11.59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.59) madhyamāṃ varjayitvā tu aṃgulīkdvayena ca.. evaṃ trirekhāsaṃyukto lalāṭe yasya dṛśyate.. sa śaivaḥ śivavajjñeyo darśanātpāpanāśanaḥ.. 13.59 .. > leaving out the middle finger, and using two fingers \[as well\]. / One who is seen with three lines thus on his forehead / is to be known as a Śaiva, like Śiva himself, destroying sin merely by being seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.58) - [Next: 1.3.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.60) - [Up: 1.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.11.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.59) · Pramāṇa