[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) › 5.268.74 # Skandapurana 5.268.74 Skandapurāṇa 5.268.74 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.268.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.268.74) prācīsarasvatītīre puṣkarāraṇyamāśritaḥ.. dadhīcirnāma viprarṣiḥ śatayojanamucchritaḥ..73.. tatra nityaṃ tapaḥ kurvanstauti nityaṃ pitāmaham. sa nirviṇṇo muniśreṣṭhaḥ prāṇānāṃ dhāraṇe hare..74.. > Dwelling in the Puṣkara forest on the bank of the eastern Sarasvatī, / is a brahmin seer named Dadhīci, a hundred yojanas tall. / Performing tapas there constantly, he always praises the Grandfather \[Brahmā\]. / That best of munis has grown weary of clinging to his life, O Hari! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.268.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.268.72) - [Next: 5.268.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.268.75) - [Up: 5.268](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.268) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.268.74) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.272.74) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.268.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.268.74) · Pramāṇa