[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) › 2.2.50.4 # Skandapurana 2.2.50.4 Skandapurāṇa 2.2.50.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.50.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.4) 3 yamalakṣmīsaṃvādaprasaṃgena pralaye mārkaṇḍeyasya nāvi samārohaṇaṃ jale sarvatra bhramaṇañca, etatkṣetranikaṭe vaṭavṛkṣadarśanam, bālavacanaṃ śrutvā samīpāgamanañca, tatra bhagavaddarśanam mārkaṇḍeyakṛtā bhagavatstutiḥ, tato mārkaṇḍeyasya prasannasya bhagavato mukhe praveśaḥ, sahasrabrahmāṇḍavyāptaṃ tadbhagavata udaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tadaṃtaṃ cāgatvā mārkaṇḍeyasya bahirāgamanama, tatraiva cāvasthānam, iti lakṣmyuktavṛttāṃtaṃ śrutvā yamena yameśvaretināmnā liṅgasthāpanama....... - - - - - - -. -. 57 > 3. In the context of the dialogue between Yama and Lakṣmī, Mārkaṇḍeya's boarding a boat at the dissolution and wandering everywhere in the waters; sighting the banyan tree near this sacred field, and approaching upon hearing the words of the child; obtaining darśana of the Lord there; the praise of the Lord composed by Mārkaṇḍeya; then, Mārkaṇḍeya's entering into the mouth of the gracious Lord; seeing the Lord's belly pervading thousands of universes and coming to its end, Mārkaṇḍeya's coming outside and remaining in that very place; hearing this account spoken by Lakṣmī, the installation of a liṅga by Yama under the name Yameśvara. (57) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.50.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.3) - [Next: 2.2.50.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.5) - [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.2.2.50.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.50.4) · Pramāṇa