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# Skandapurana 6.3.159.80

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.159.80

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.159.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.80)

oṃ yamadvāre mahāghore yā sā vaitaraṇī nadī .  
tartukāmo dadāmyenāṃ tubhyaṃ vaitaraṇi namaḥ .  
ityadhivāsanamantraḥ .. 159.80 ..

> "Om. That river Vaitaraṇī at the terrible door of Yama— / desiring to cross it, I give this \[cow\]; homage to you, O Vaitaraṇī!" / Such is the consecration mantra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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