[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) › 5.238.50 # Skandapurana 5.238.50 Skandapurāṇa 5.238.50 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.238.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.50) dīpaḥ sarveṣu kāryeṣu prathamastejasāṃ patiḥ .. dīpastamaughanāśāya dīpaḥ kāṃtiṃ prayacchati .. 6.239.50 .. > The lamp is foremost among all rites, the lord of lights; / the lamp is for destroying masses of darkness; the lamp grants splendor. 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.238.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.49) - [Next: 5.238.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.51) - [Up: 5.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.238.50) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Cāturmāsyamāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sangraha.caturmasyamahatmya.6.50) — Sanskrit - [Cāturmāskamāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sangraha.caturmaskamahatmya.6.50) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.50) · Pramāṇa