[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) › 1.3.35.20 # Skandapurana 1.3.35.20 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.35.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.35.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.20) ..sūta uvāca.. dākṣāyaṇī purā dattā śaṃkarāya mahātmane.. vacanādbrahmaṇo viprā dakṣeṇa parameṣṭhinaḥ.. 1.20 .. > Sūta said: > Formerly, O brahmins, Dākṣāyaṇī was given to the great-souled Śaṃkara > by Dakṣa, at the command of Brahmā the supreme lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.35.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.19) - [Next: 1.3.35.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.21) - [Up: 1.3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.35.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.20) · Pramāṇa