[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) › 16.153.23 # Skandapurana 16.153.23 Skandapurāṇa 16.153.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.153.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.153.23) hiraṇmayāni padmāni adhaḥ kṛtvā prajāpatiḥ .. liṃgamūrdhvaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya svayaṃ pūjitavāṃstadā .. hiraṇyakamalairdivyairhiraṇyeśastato'bhavat .. 23 .. > Prajāpati, having placed the golden lotuses beneath / and established the liṅga above, then worshipped it himself. / Because of the divine golden lotuses, it became Hiraṇyeśa. // 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.153.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.153.22) - [Next: 16.153.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.153.24) - [Up: 16.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.153) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.153.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.162.23) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.153.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.153.23) · Pramāṇa