[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) › 1.4.40.6 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.6 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.6) aṣṭākṣaraṃ japanmaṃtraṃ saṃnigṛhyeṃdriyāṇi ca.. vāsudevamayo bhūtvā sarvabhūtakṛpāparaḥ.. 42.6 .. > Muttering the eight-syllable mantra and restraining my senses, > I became absorbed in Vāsudeva, intent on compassion toward all beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.5) - [Next: 1.4.40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.7) - [Up: 1.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.40.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.6) · Pramāṇa