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# Skandapurana 5.86.17

Skandapurāṇa 5.86.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.86.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86.17)

etasminnaṃtare dakṣa āhūtaḥ śūlapāṇinā ..  
proktaḥ kasmāttvayā candro yakṣmaṇā saṃniyojitaḥ ..  
tadayuktaṃ kṛtaṃ dakṣa jāmātā'yaṃ yatastava .. 17 ..

> In the meantime, Dakṣa was summoned by the trident-bearer / and asked: "Why have you afflicted Candra with consumption? / That was an improper act done by you, O Dakṣa, since he is your son-in-law."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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