[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) › 2.3.9.3 # Skandapurana 2.3.9.3 Skandapurāṇa 2.3.9.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.9.3) 2 badaryākhyakṣetrasyotpattipūrvakaṃ māhātmyavarṇanam, sutāsaṃgamakāriṇo brahmadevasya śivena pañcamamastakacchedanavṛttāntavarṇanam, tadā tadbrahmakapālaṃ haste gṛhītvā śivasya brahmahatyādoṣanivṛttyarthaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu gamanam , tato girijāpaterbadarikāśrame gamanam, badarikāśramagamanena śivasya brahmahatyānirāsaḥ, daśāśvamedhikatīrthavarṇanam, vyāsava- canādagnerbadarikāśramaṃ prati gamanam, agnikṛtabhagavatstutivarṇanam. ... 124 1 > 2. Description of the glory following the origin of the sacred field named Badarī; description of the account of the severing of the fifth head of Lord Brahmā, who engaged in union with his daughter, by Śiva; then, taking that skull of Brahmā in his hand, Śiva's going to all sacred fords to dispel the sin of killing a brahmin; then the departure of the lord of the Mountain's Daughter to Badarikāśrama; the removal of Śiva's sin of killing a brahmin by going to Badarikāśrama; description of the Daśāśvamedhika sacred ford; Agni's departure to Badarikāśrama upon the words of Vyāsa; description of the hymn of praise to the Lord composed by Agni. 124 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.9.2) - [Next: 2.3.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.9.4) - [Up: 2.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.3.9.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.9.3) · Pramāṇa