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# Skandapurana 16.165.149

Skandapurāṇa 16.165.149

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.165.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.149)

evaṃ śakre ca viṣṇau ca rudre vai pāvake tathā ..  
brahmaṇo brahmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrī sā varaṃ dadau ..  
tasminkāle varaṃ dattvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśvagā'bhavat .. 149 ..

> In this way Gāyatrī granted a boon to Śakra, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Pāvaka,  
> and to Brahmā and the brahmins.  
> Having granted the boon at that time, she stood beside Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.165.149) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.17.285) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.174.149) — Sanskrit

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