[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) › 5.244.2 # Skandapurana 5.244.2 Skandapurāṇa 5.244.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.244.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.2) .. paijavana uvāca .. .. śāligrāmaśilāyāṃ ca jagadādiḥ sanātanaḥ .. kathaṃ pāṣāṇatāṃ prāpto gaṇḍakyāṃ tacca me vada .. tvatprasādena viprarṣe harau bhaktirdṛḍhā bhavet .. bhavaṃtastīrtharūpā hi darśanātpāpahāriṇaḥ .. 2 .. > Paijavana said: / In the śāligrāma stone, how did the eternal origin of the world / attain the state of stone in the Gaṇḍakī river? Tell me that. / By your favor, O brahmin-seer, let devotion to Hari become firm. / For your honors are the embodiment of sacred fords, removing sins merely by darśana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.243.244](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.243.244) - [Next: 5.244.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.3) - [Up: 5.244](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.244.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.2) · Pramāṇa