[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) › 5.265.87 # Skandapurana 5.265.87 Skandapurāṇa 5.265.87 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.265.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.265.87) garuḍaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ yadvannadīnāṃ sāgaro yathā. pradhānaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ śivarātristathottamā..87.. > Just as Garuḍa is \[foremost\] among birds, as the ocean is among rivers, / so Śivarātri is the foremost, the highest among all religious duties. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.265.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.265.86) - [Next: 5.265.266](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.265.266) - [Up: 5.265](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.265) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.265.87) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.265.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.265.87) · Pramāṇa