[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) › 1.4.65.66 # Skandapurana 1.4.65.66 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.65.66 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.65.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.66) 65 atha yudhiṣṭhirakṛtāṃ siddhāmbikāstutiṃ niśamya bhīmasenena yudhiṣṭhirasya strīstutikaratvaṃ matvā nirbhartsanam, tato devyavajñānādbhīmasenasyāṅgavaikalyaprāptau bhīmena svāparādhakṣamāpaṇāya siddhāmbikājagadambikāstutikaraṇama, tato jagadambikayā tasmai varapradānam, atha devyā svasyā nimittāntareṇa lohāṇāsthakeleśvarīdurgāvatseśvarīgayatrāḍetyādināmabhedasthānabhedena tatra kṣetre'vasthitivarṇanapūrvakaṃ sarvapāṇḍavānāmabhayapradānam pāṇḍavairbarbarīkasya tatraiva sthāne saṃsthāpanapūrvakaṃ tīrthayātrākaraṇam... .. 207 > 65 Next, hearing the praise of Siddhāmbikā uttered by Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena rebukes Yudhiṣṭhira, considering that he is merely praising a woman; then, due to his contempt for the Goddess, Bhīmasena suffers a mutilation of his limbs, whereupon Bhīma utters a praise of Siddhāmbikā, Mother of the Universe, to ask forgiveness for his fault; then the Mother of the Universe grants him a boon; next, the Goddess, residing in that sacred field under different names and at different places for various reasons—such as Keleśvarī, Durgā, Vatseśvarī, and Gayatrāḍā in Lohāṇā—grants safety to all the Pāṇḍavas; the Pāṇḍavas establish Barbarīka in that very place and depart on their pilgrimage... 207 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.65.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.65) - [Next: 1.4.65.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.67) - [Up: 1.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.65.66) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.66) · Pramāṇa