[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) › 17.9.23 # Skandapurana 17.9.23 Skandapurāṇa 17.9.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.23) kapālī śūlahasto'sau gajacarmāvaguṃṭhitaḥ .. nāsya mātā na ca pitā na bhrātā na ca bāndhavaḥ ..23.. > he carries a skull, holds a trident in his hand, and is wrapped in an elephant hide; / he has no mother, no father, no brother, and no kin; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.22) - [Next: 17.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.24) - [Up: 17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.9.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.23) · Pramāṇa