[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) › 5.35.9 # Skandapurana 5.35.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.35.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.35.9) taiḥ prasūtā makhā dhvastā dīkṣitā vinipātitāḥ .. ṛtvijaśca tathānye'pi sāmānyā dvijasattamāḥ .. 8- .. āśrame munimukhyasya śāṃḍilyasya mahātmanaḥ .. sahasraṃ brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ bhakṣitaṃ tairdurātmabhiḥ. .. 9 .. > By them sacrifices commenced were ruined; the consecrated were struck down, / as were priests and other ordinary foremost twice-born ones. / In the hermitage of the noble Śāṇḍilya, foremost among sages, / a thousand chief brahmins were devoured by those evil-minded ones. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.35.7) - [Next: 5.35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.35.10) - [Up: 5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.35) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.35.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.35.9) · Pramāṇa