[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) › 5.244.5 # Skandapurana 5.244.5 Skandapurāṇa 5.244.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.244.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.5) maheśvaraśca liṃgatvaṃ kathaye'haṃ tavā'nagha .. pūrvaṃ prajāpatirdakṣo brahmaṇoṃ'guṣṭha saṃbhavaḥ .. 5 ..' > and how Maheśvara became a liṅga, I shall tell you, O sinless one. / Formerly, the progenitor Dakṣa, who arose from the thumb of Brahmā— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.244.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.4) - [Next: 5.244.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.6) - [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.5.244.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.244.5) · Pramāṇa