[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) › 2.7.19.51.4 # Skandapurana 2.7.19.51.4 Skandapurāṇa 2.7.19.51.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.19.51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.4) śṛṇvanpibanvadannaiva jighrannāste'calannapi .. śrotrāddiśo viniṣkrāṃtā na dehaḥ patitastadā.. tadāmuṃ badhiraṃ prāhurmṛtaṃ naiva kathaṃcana..44.. pibanvadannapi tadā hyaśṛṇvannacalannapi .. varuṇo rasanāyāstuviniṣkrāṃtastataḥ param .. tadā'rasajñamevāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā ..45.. jīvaṃścalannadannāste tathā jānañcchavasannapi .. tato vāco viniṣkrāṃto vahnirvāgīśvaro vibhuḥ.. 46 .. tadā mūkamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā .. jīvaṃścalannadannāste tathā jānañchvasannapi ..47.. paścādrudro viniṣkrāṃto manaso bodhanātmakaḥ.. tadā jaḍamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā ..48.. jīvaṃścalannadannāste tathā jānañchvasannapi .. paścātprāṇo viniṣkrāṃto mṛtamenaṃ tadā viduḥ .. punarevaṃ tadā prāhurdevā vismitamānasāḥ ..49.. dehamutthā payedyastu punarevaṃ vyavasthitaḥ .. sa eva hyadhiko'smāsu yuvarājā bhaviṣyati.. 2.7.19.50.. ityevaṃ tu pratiśrutya viviśuśca yathākramam .. jayaṃtaḥ prāviśatpādau nottasthau tatkalevaram ..51. > hearing, drinking, speaking, not smelling at all, it remained, even without moving. > From the ear the quarters departed, but the body did not fall then; > they then called this \[body\] deaf, but by no means dead: > drinking, speaking, even then not hearing, yet without moving. > Varuṇa then departed from the tongue after that; > then they called it merely devoid of taste, but the body did not fall then: > living, moving, eating, it remained, and likewise knowing and breathing. > Then from speech departed Fire, the lord of speech, the all-pervading. > Then they called this \[body\] mute, but the body did not fall then: > living, moving, eating, it remained, and likewise knowing and breathing. > Afterwards Rudra departed from the mind, the essence of consciousness. > Then they called this \[body\] inert, but the body did not fall then: > living, moving, eating, it remained, and likewise knowing and breathing. > Afterwards Prāṇa departed; then they knew this \[body\] to be dead. > Then, with astonished minds, the gods spoke again thus: > "He who can raise the body that has come to this state, > he alone will indeed be the superior among us, and will become the crown prince." > Having thus agreed, they entered \[it\] in proper order: > Jayanta entered the feet, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7.19.51.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.3) - [Next: 2.7.19.51\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51_1) - [Up: 2.7.19.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.19.51.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.4) · Pramāṇa