[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) › 5.38.2 # Skandapurana 5.38.2 Skandapurāṇa 5.38.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.38.2) tatra kṛtvā''śramaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tapastepe sudāruṇam .. yatprabhāvādayaṃ devastasmim̐lliṅge vyavasthitaḥ .. 2 .. > Establishing an excellent hermitage there, he performed terrible tapas, / by whose power this god took up his abode in that liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.38.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.38.1) - [Next: 5.38.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.38.3) - [Up: 5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.38.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.38.2) · Pramāṇa