[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) › 2.2.50.14 # Skandapurana 2.2.50.14 Skandapurāṇa 2.2.50.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.50.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.14) 13 śaṃkaradhṛtakapotaveṣeṇa bhagavadārādhanāṃ kṛtvā tatprasādena kapoteśasthalīsthāpanama, tataḥ pātālavāsibhirdaityaiḥ pīḍitāṃ bhuvaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadasuranibarhaṇāya śrīkṛṣṇena bilvaphalaṃ gṛhītvā bhagavadārādhanāṃ kṛtvā tryaṃbakakṛpayā asurāñjitvā bilveśakṣetrasthāpanam tanmāhātmyavarṇanaṃ ca... ... .. ... 76 > 13. Śaṃkara, having assumed the guise of a dove, performed the worship of the Lord and, through His grace, established the site of Kapoteśa; then, seeing the earth afflicted by the daityas residing in Pātāla, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in order to destroy those asuras, took a bilva fruit and performed the worship of the Lord, and by the grace of Tryambaka defeated the asuras and established the Bilveśakṣetra; and the description of its māhātmya. 76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.50.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.13) - [Next: 2.2.50.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.15) - [Up: 2.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.50.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.14) · Pramāṇa