[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) › 1.4.42.38 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.38 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.38) mūrdhni patraṃ tato nyasya nyastapatraṃ niveśayet.. patre maṃtrastvayaṃ lekhyo yaḥ puroktaḥ śvayaṃbhuvā.. 44.38 .. > Then, placing an inscription on his head, he should seat him with the inscription placed \[there\]; / and this mantra, spoken formerly by Svayambhū, is to be written on the leaf: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.37) - [Next: 1.4.42.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.39) - [Up: 1.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.42.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vaisnavakhanda.86.38) — Sanskrit - [Māheśvarakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.mahesvarakhanda.47.38) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārīkākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarikakhanda.47.38) — Sanskrit - [Kumārikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.kumarikakhanda.46.38) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarakhanda.46.38) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.38) · Pramāṇa