[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) › 16.17.63 # Skandapurana 16.17.63 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.63 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.63) śirastu pūjayeddevi āyuṣyaṃ varcaseti vai .. gāyatryā tu śikhāṃ pūjya nairṛtyāṃ tu vyavasthitām .. 63 .. > One should worship the head, O goddess, with 'āyuṣyaṃ varcasyam'; / and having worshipped the topknot with the Gāyatrī, situated in the south-west, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.62) - [Next: 16.17.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.64) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.63) · Pramāṇa