[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) › 16.367.p20 # Skandapurana 16.367.p20 Skandapurāṇa 16.367.p20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.367.p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p20) 18 śivaśirobhūṣaṇacandrotpattivṛttāntavarṇanaprasaṃgena vārāhakalpavṛttāntavarṇanam, tatra caturdaśaratnotpādanāya samudre mathyamāne tato himāṃśorutpattivarṇanam, tasya caṃdrasya śivena śirasā dhāraṇakaraṇam, candrasya mastake dhāraṇakaraṇācchaśibhūṣaṇeti śivasya nāmaprasiddhiḥ............... .. 29 1 > 18. In the context of describing the story of the origin of the Moon, the crest-ornament of Śiva, the description of the story of the Vārāha Kalpa; therein, while the ocean was being churned to produce the fourteen jewels, the description of the origin of the Cool-rayed One from it; the Moon being borne on the head by Śiva; the fame of Śiva's name as Śaśibhūṣaṇa on account of bearing the Moon upon his head... 29 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.367.p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p19) - [Next: 16.367.p21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p21) - [Up: 16.367](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.367.p20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p20) · Pramāṇa