[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) › 17.9.6 # Skandapurana 17.9.6 Skandapurāṇa 17.9.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.6) mukhādrudraḥ samabhavadraudrarūpo bhavāpahaḥ.. arddhanārīnaravapurduṣprekṣyo'tibhayaṃkaraḥ..6.. > Rudra arose from his mouth, of fierce form, the remover of worldly existence, / with a body half-woman and half-man, hard to look upon, extremely terrifying. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.5) - [Next: 17.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.7) - [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.17.9.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.6) · Pramāṇa