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# Skandapurana 5.176.36

Skandapurāṇa 5.176.36

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.176.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176.36)

ahamāsaṃ purā kanyā pure kusumasaṃjñite ..  
vīrasenasya śūdrasya vaṇikputrasya dhīmataḥ ..  
tena dattā'smi dharmeṇa vivāhārthaṃ mahātmanā .. 36 ..

> Formerly, I was a maiden in the city named Kusuma, / \[daughter\] of the wise merchant's son Vīrasena, a śūdra. / In accordance with dharma, that noble-minded man gave me in marriage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.176.36) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.177.36) — Sanskrit

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