[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) › 3.3.23.17 # Skandapurana 3.3.23.17 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.23.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.23.17) 16 atha vāmadevena savistaraṃ bhasmamāhātmyaṃ varṇayitumupakrame kriyamāṇe mandaraśailendre śrīmaheśaṃ prati śakrādisarvadevānāmāgamanavarṇanam, tatra mahotsave sarvadevai ratnasiṃhāsa- nopari sthitasya bhagavato maheśvarasyopāsanāpūrvakaṃ stutikaraṇam, tataśca suprasannaṃ śrorudradevaṃ prati sanatkumāreṇa maharṣiṇā vedaśāstroktadharmaviṣayapraśnaprasaṅgena tripu- ṇḍradhāraṇavidhijijñāsayā praśnakaraṇam, tatkṛtaṃ praśnamākarṇya bhagavatā śrorudradevena savistarabhasmatripuṇḍradhāraṇamāhātmyavarṇanam... -..... ... 203 1 > 16. Now, as Vāmadeva began to describe the greatness of holy ash in detail, the arrival of all the gods, headed by Śakra, before the venerable Maheśa on Mandara, king of mountains, is described. In that great festival, all the gods worshipped and praised the blessed Maheśvara, who was seated upon a jewelled throne. And then, the great seer Sanatkumāra, in the course of inquiring about dharma set forth in the Vedas and Śāstras, questioned the exceedingly gracious blessed lord Rudra out of a desire to know the rule for wearing the tripuṇḍra. Hearing that question posed by him, the blessed lord Rudra described in detail the greatness of wearing the tripuṇḍra of holy ash. \[203.1\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.23.16) - [Next: 3.3.23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.23.18) - [Up: 3.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.23.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.23.17) · Pramāṇa