[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) › 12.78 # Skandapurana 12.78 Skandapurāṇa 12.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.78) tato'haṃ tasya vākyena dīpotsavadine sadā .. niśīthe'tra samā gatya bhakṣayāmi nijāṃ tanum .. 78 .. > Then, according to his word, constantly on the day of the Festival of Lights, / coming here at midnight, I eat my own body. .. 78 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.77) - [Next: 12.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.79) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.12.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.78) · Pramāṇa