[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) › 6.3.161.8 # Skandapurana 6.3.161.8 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.161.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.161.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.161.8) mārgaśīrṣasya māsasya kṛṣṇapakṣe ca yāṣṭamī . sopavāsaḥ śucirbhūtvā liṅgaṃ sampūrayettilaiḥ . yathāvibhavasāreṇa gandhapuṣpaiḥ samarcayet .. 161.8 .. > On the eighth day in the dark fortnight of the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, / having fasted and become pure, one should cover the liṅga with sesame seeds / and worship it with fragrant pastes and flowers according to one's wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.161.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.161.7) - [Next: 6.3.161.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.161.9) - [Up: 6.3.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.161) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.161.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.161.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.161.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.161.8) · Pramāṇa