[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) › 5.118.2 # Skandapurana 5.118.2 Skandapurāṇa 5.118.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.118.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.2) .. ..ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. yatvayā sūtaja proktaṃ devī kātyāyanī ca sā .. mahiṣāṃtakarī jātā kathaṃ sā me prakīrtaya..... kīdṛgdānavavaryaḥ sa māhiṣaṃ rūpamāśritaḥ .. kasmātsa sūdito devyā tanme vistarato vada ..2.. > The seers said: / That which was told by you, O son of Sūta, that the goddess Kātyāyanī / became the slayer of Mahiṣa—proclaim to me how that was. / What kind of foremost Dānava was he who assumed the form of a buffalo? / Why was he slain by the goddess? Tell me that in detail. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.117.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.117.118) - [Next: 5.118.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.3) - [Up: 5.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.118.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.2) · Pramāṇa