[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) › 5.277.38 # Skandapurana 5.277.38 Skandapurāṇa 5.277.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.277.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.277.38) dyāmālekhīti maṃtraṃ sa proccārya vidhipūrvakam .. chaṃdarṣisahitaṃ caiva yāvatkṣipati mastake .. tāvannirīkṣitastena nakhalekhāvikartitaḥ .. 38 .. > Reciting the mantra "dyāmālekhī" in accordance with the injunction, / along with the meter and the seer, as he was about to cast it upon his head, / just then he was observed by him, cut with nail-scratches (38) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.277.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.277.37) - [Next: 5.277.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.277.39) - [Up: 5.277](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.277) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.277.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.281.38) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.277.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.277.38) · Pramāṇa