[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) › 17.8.5 # Skandapurana 17.8.5 Skandapurāṇa 17.8.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.5) hemālayaṃ parityajya bhavānī girimūrddhani .. saṃsthitā skandamādāya devairindrādibhiḥ saha .. 5 .. > Why did Bhavānī, abandoning Himālaya, remain on the mountain summit, / taking Skanda, together with the gods headed by Indra? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.4) - [Next: 17.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.6) - [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.17.8.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.5) · Pramāṇa