Skanda Purana 6.1.72.5

6.1.72.5

3 brahmaṇo mastakagalitādrudhirātkuṇḍalipuruṣasyotpattivarṇanam, brahmājñayā tasya śivavi-nāśārthaṃ śivāgre gamanam, śivasya viṣṇvāśrame gamanam, viṣṇunā śivāya dakṣi-ṇabhujasamarpaṇam, viṣṇvasṛksaṃbhavasya puruṣasya brahmasvedajātasya puruṣasya ca yuddha-varṇanam, śivavināśārthaṃ rākṣasapreṣaṇātprāptadoṣasya brahmaṇaḥ prāyaccittavidhānava-ṇarnam..?..... ... ... ... 3 2

3. Description of the birth of the ear-ringed being (Kuṇḍalī Puruṣa) from the blood that dropped from Brahmā's head; his proceeding before Śiva by the command of Brahmā for the destruction of Śiva; Śiva's arrival at the hermitage of Viṣṇu; Viṣṇu's offering of his right arm to Śiva; description of the battle between the man born from Viṣṇu's blood and the man born from Brahmā's sweat; description of the rite of expiation for Brahmā who incurred guilt on account of dispatching a rākṣasa to destroy Śiva. ........................................ 3.2