[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) › 5.71.17 # Skandapurana 5.71.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.71.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.71.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.17) atha skandena saṃvīkṣya dūrasthaṃ tārakaṃ raṇe .. samāhūya tato muktā sā śaktistasya mṛtyave .. 17 .. > Then Skanda, beholding Tāraka standing afar in battle, / challenged him and released that spear for his death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.71.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.16) - [Next: 5.71.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.18) - [Up: 5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.71.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.17) · Pramāṇa