[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) › 6.3.184.8 # Skandapurana 6.3.184.8 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.184.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.184.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.184.8) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca - ādisarge purā śambhurbrahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ . vikāraṃ pañcamaṃ dṛṣṭvā śiro'śvamukhasannibham .. 184.8 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: > Formerly, at the primordial creation, Śambhu, seeing the unnatural fifth head > of Brahmā Parameṣṭhin, which resembled a horse's face, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.184.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.184.7) - [Next: 6.3.184.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.184.9) - [Up: 6.3.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.184) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.184.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.184.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.184.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.184.8) · Pramāṇa