[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) › 5.118.4 # Skandapurana 5.118.4 Skandapurāṇa 5.118.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.118.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.4) hiraṇyākṣasutaḥ pūrvaṃ mahiṣonāma dānavaḥ .. āsīnmahiṣarūpeṇa yena bhuktaṃ jagattrayam..4.. > Formerly, the son of Hiraṇyākṣa was a Dānava named Mahiṣa; / he was in the form of a buffalo, by whom the three worlds were enjoyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.118.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.3) - [Next: 5.118.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.5) - [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.5.118.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.4) · Pramāṇa