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# Skandapurana 5.244.43

Skandapurāṇa 5.244.43

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.244.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.43)

sāgramekā niśā yadvanmaithune saktacetasaḥ ..  
etasminnaṃtare devāstārakapradrutā bhayāt ..  
brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmuḥ stutvā taṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 43 ..

> just like a single night to him whose mind was intent on sexual union. / In the meantime, the gods, fleeing out of fear of Tāraka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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