[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) › 5.245.9 # Skandapurana 5.245.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.245.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.245.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.9) .. gālava uvāca .. .. japanbhasma ca khaṭvāṃgaṃ kapālaṃ sphāṭikaṃ tathā .. ruṃḍamālāṃ paṃcavaktramarddhacaṃdraṃ ca mūrddhani .. 9 .. > Gālava said: / "Reciting \[the mantra\], \[wearing\] ashes, a khaṭvāṅga, a skull, crystal, / a garland of severed heads, \[meditating on\] the five-faced \[god\] with the half-moon on his crest; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.245.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.8) - [Next: 5.245.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.10) - [Up: 5.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.245.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.9) · Pramāṇa