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# Skandapurana 1.3.14.96

Skandapurāṇa 1.3.14.96

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.3.14.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.14.96)

dadhīcināmā munivṛṃdavaryaḥ śivapriyaḥ śivadīkṣābhiyuktaḥ..  
paropakārārthamidaṃ kalevaraṃ śīghraṃ sa vipro'tyajadātmanā tadā.. 16.96 ..

> The best among hosts of sages named Dadhīci, beloved of Śiva, committed to Śiva's initiation, / that brahmin then quickly cast off his body of his own accord for the sake of helping others. 16.96  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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