[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) › 16.48.3 # Skandapurana 16.48.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.48.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.48.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.48.3) saṃtapya tu mahāghoraṃ tapovarṣasahasrakam .. saṃprasādya virūpākṣaṃ yo'vāpa grahatāṃ sudhīḥ ..3.. > Having performed very dreadful austerity for a thousand years, / having propitiated Virūpākṣa, the wise one obtained the status of a planet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.48.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.48.2) - [Next: 16.48.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.48.4) - [Up: 16.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.48.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.48.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.48.3) · Pramāṇa