[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) › 16.285.31 # Skandapurana 16.285.31 Skandapurāṇa 16.285.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.285.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.285.31) vātāpibhakṣaṇepūrvamagastyena mahātmanā .. daityasaṃbhakṣaṇotpannasarvapātakaśuddhaye .. samāhūtā mahādevi gaṃgāpātakanāśinī .. 31 .. > Formerly, upon consuming Vātāpi, the high-souled Agastya, / in order to purify all the sin arising from eating the Daitya, / summoned Gaṅgā, the destroyer of sins, O great goddess. // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.285.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.285.30) - [Next: 16.285.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.285.32) - [Up: 16.285](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.285) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.285.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.285.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.285.31) · Pramāṇa