[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) › 16.87.18 # Skandapurana 16.87.18 Skandapurāṇa 16.87.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.87.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.87.18) rudrāṇāmādidevo'sau pūrvaṃ someśvaraḥ priye .. bhūteśvareti nāmnā vai pūjayettaṃ vidhānataḥ .. 18 .. > He who was previously the primal god among the Rudras, O beloved, Someśvara, / one should worship according to the prescribed rite under the name Bhūteśvara, // 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.87.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.87.17) - [Next: 16.87.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.87.19) - [Up: 16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.87) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.87.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.87.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.87.18) · Pramāṇa