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# Skandapurana 16.66.5

Skandapurāṇa 16.66.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.66.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.66.5)

yasmādarghyaṃ purā dattvā paścādīśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ..  
tenārghyeśeti vikhyātaṃ liṃgaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam .. 5 ..

> Because an arghya was offered first and the Lord was established afterwards,  
> therefore the liṅga which destroys sin is known as Arghyeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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