[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) › 3.2.41.21 # Skandapurana 3.2.41.21 Skandapurāṇa 3.2.41.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.41.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.21) 20 atha śivatīrthamāhātmyaprasaṃgena śrīśaṃkarasya punarjanmavṛttāntavarṇanama, tatra pārvatyai śivena mantrakūṭākṣarabījavarṇanam, tādṛśamaṃtrajapena devyā duṣṭacittatāprāptiḥ, atha śivasya dharmāraṇyaṃ prati gatvā'kasmātpatanam, tasyāṃgasvedataḥ kūṭagaṇānā- mutpattiḥ, tairgaṇaiḥ kālakūṭopari sthitvā kūṭamaṃtrasādhane kṛte sati teṣāṃ siddha- tayā svaṃ pratyeva śivatvena kathanaṃ śrutvā pārvatyāḥ salajjatvam, tataḥ śivājñayā pārvatyā tapaḥ kṛtvā śivasya santoṣaṇam, tasya tapaḥsthānasya dharākṣetrākhyayā prasiddhiḥ, tasya dharākṣetrasya māhātmyavarṇanam... ... ... 13 > 20. Now, in the context of the māhātmya of Śivatīrtha, the description of the account of Śrī Śaṃkara's rebirth; therein, the description of the seed-syllables of the Kūṭamantra by Śiva to Pārvatī; the Goddess's attainment of a corrupted mind through the recitation of such a mantra; now, Śiva's going to Dharmāraṇya and falling down suddenly; from the sweat of his limbs, the emergence of the Kūṭagaṇas; when those gaṇas, standing upon the Kālakūṭa poison, practiced the Kūṭamantra and achieved perfection, Pārvatī's feeling ashamed upon hearing them address Śiva as identical to themselves; then, by Śiva's command, Pārvatī pleasing Śiva by performing austerities; the renown of that place of austerities under the name of Dharākṣetra; and the description of the māhātmya of that Dharākṣetra. 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.41.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.20) - [Next: 3.2.41.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.22) - [Up: 3.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.41.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.21) · Pramāṇa