[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) › 14.0.p30 # Skandapurana 14.0.p30 Skandapurāṇa 14.0.p30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.0.p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.0.p30) adhyāyaḥ 32 uddhartanajaṃ lepaṃ gṛhītvā pārvatyā bālakanirmāṇakaraṇam, pārvatyā lepābhāvācchirohīno bālako'yamiti matvā tatkabaṃdhena saha kasyacinmattagajamastakasya saṃdhānakaraṇam, tataḥ śivena mahāvināyaketi tasya nāmakaraṇam, mahāvaināyakīśāntikathanam, mahāvināyakamāhātmyavarṇanam > Chapter 32: Taking the cosmetic paste derived from cleansing powder, Pārvatī fashioned a boy; considering, 'This boy is headless for lack of paste,' Pārvatī joined the head of a certain rutting elephant with that trunk; then Śiva named him Mahāvināyaka; narration of the pacification rite of Mahāvināyaka; description of the māhātmya of Mahāvināyaka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.0.p29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.0.p29) - [Next: 14.0.p31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.0.p31) - [Up: 14.0](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.0) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.0.p30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.0.p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.0.p30) · Pramāṇa