[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) › 6.2.85.82 # Skandapurana 6.2.85.82 Skandapurāṇa 6.2.85.82 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.2.85.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.85.82) 81 atha piṃgaleśvaraliṃgamāhātmyavarṇanam, tatra caturdiksthitānāṃ caturligānāṃ varṇanam ,tatra piṃgalānāmnyā piṃgalakanyakayā pitṛmātṛhīnayā prāgjanmaduṣkṛtasmaraṇaṃ kṛtvā dharmānujñayā mahākālavane gamanam, tatra gatvā svanāmnā liṃgasthāpanam, piṃgaleśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam - 166 1 > 81 Now, the description of the māhātmya of the Piṅgaleśvara liṅga: wherein is described the four liṅgas situated in the four directions; therein, the Piṅgala maiden named Piṅgalā, bereft of father and mother, remembering her evil deeds from a past life, goes to the Mahākālavana with the permission of Dharma; having gone there, she establishes a liṅga under her own name; description of the māhātmya of Piṅgaleśvara. 166 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.2.85.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.85.81) - [Next: 6.2.85.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.85.83) - [Up: 6.2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.85) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.2.85.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.85.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.85.82) · Pramāṇa