[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) › 16.86.4 # Skandapurana 16.86.4 Skandapurāṇa 16.86.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.86.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.86.4) mārkaṇḍapramukhānkṛtvā ṛtvijo brāhmaṇottamān .. vedoktaiḥ kārayāmāsurabhiṣekaṃ vṛṣāndaduḥ .. 4 .. > Having appointed the best brahmins, headed by Mārkaṇḍeya, as officiating priests, / they had the ritual bath performed according to the Vedic rites and gave bulls. // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.86.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.86.3) - [Next: 16.86.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.86.5) - [Up: 16.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.86) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.86.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.86.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.86.4) · Pramāṇa