[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) › 1.3.34.14 # Skandapurana 1.3.34.14 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.34.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.34.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.14) 13 devadaityatumuladvandvayuddhavarṇanam, tasminyuddhe śaṅkareṇa svaśirasi rāhumuṇḍamālāveṣṭanam, tatprasaṃgena śivabhaktibhasmatripuṃḍrarudrākṣadhāraṇādiśivadharmamahimavaṇarnam, devadaityasaṃgrāme kālaneminā devānāṃ parājaye kṛte devairviṣṇustavanama, kālaneminā saha yuddhārtha viṣṇuprādurbhāvaḥ ... -.. ...... -..... -. 22 2 > 13. Description of the tumultuous single combats between the gods and the demons; in that battle, Śaṃkara wrapping the severed head of Rāhu as a garland around his own head; in that connection, description of the greatness of the Śaiva duties, such as devotion to Śiva, the wearing of sacred ash, the triple mark (tripuṇḍra), and rudrākṣa beads; the gods' defeat by Kālanemi in the war between the gods and demons, and the gods' praise of Viṣṇu; the manifestation of Viṣṇu to fight against Kālanemi. ... 22 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.34.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.13) - [Next: 1.3.34.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.15) - [Up: 1.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.34.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.14) · Pramāṇa