[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) › 5.31.3 # Skandapurana 5.31.3 Skandapurāṇa 5.31.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.3) tatra pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ mātuḥ śāpaprapīḍitaiḥ .. śeṣa prabhṛtināgaistu muktihetorhutāśanāt .. 3 .. > Formerly, austerity was performed there by the nāgas, beginning with Śeṣa, / who were afflicted by their mother’s curse, for the sake of liberation from the fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.2) - [Next: 5.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.4) - [Up: 5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.31.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.3) · Pramāṇa