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# Skandapurana 5.22.18

Skandapurāṇa 5.22.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.22.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.22.18)

tāṃ visaṃjñāmatho vīkṣya tyaktvā pādau śatakratuḥ ..  
praviveśodaraṃ tasyāstīkṣṇaṃ śastraṃ kare dadhat ..  
tenā'sau saptadhā cake garbhaṃ śastreṇa devapaḥ .. 18 ..

> Seeing her unconscious, Śatakratu let go of her feet / and entered her womb, holding a sharp weapon in his hand. / With that weapon, the lord of gods cut the embryo into seven pieces.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.22.18) — English, machine translation

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