[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) › 17.8.13 # Skandapurana 17.8.13 Skandapurāṇa 17.8.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.13) ahaṃ jyeṣṭho ahaṃ jyeṣṭho vādo'bhūdbrahmarudrayoḥ .. tadā kruddho mahādevo brahmāṇaṃ hantumudyataḥ .. 13 .. > 'I am the eldest!' 'I am the eldest!'—a dispute arose between Brahmā and Rudra. / Then Mahādeva, enraged, set about to slay Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.12) - [Next: 17.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.14) - [Up: 17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.8.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.13) · Pramāṇa