[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) › 16.196.4 # Skandapurana 16.196.4 Skandapurāṇa 16.196.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.196.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.4) tatastvārādhayāmāsa mahādevaṃ sureśvaram.. ugraṃ tapaḥ samāsthāya bahūnvarṣa gaṇānpriye .. 4 .. > Thereupon he worshipped Mahādeva, the lord of gods, / having undertaken severe austerity for many series of years, O dear one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.196.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.3) - [Next: 16.196.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.5) - [Up: 16.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.196.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.4) · Pramāṇa