[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) › 6.3.186.16 # Skandapurana 6.3.186.16 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.186.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.186.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.16) garuḍa uvāca - oṃ yā sā kṣutkṣāmakaṇṭhā navarudhiramukhā pretapadmāsanasthā bhūtānāṃ vṛndavṛndaiḥ pitṛvananilayā krīḍate śūlahastā . śastradhvastapravīravrajarudhiragalanmuṇḍamālottarīyā devī śrīvīramātā vimalaśaśinibhā pātu vaścarmamuṇḍā .. 186.16 .. > Garuḍa said: > "Om. May she whose throat is emaciated with hunger, whose mouth drips fresh blood, who sits upon a lotus seat of corpses, / who sports in her cremation-ground abode surrounded by hosts of spirits, holding a trident in her hand; / whose upper garment is a garland of heads dripping blood from hosts of mighty heroes struck down by weapons—the goddess Śrīvīramātā, resembling the spotless moon, Carmamuṇḍā—protect you all!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.186.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.15) - [Next: 6.3.186.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.17) - [Up: 6.3.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.186.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.186.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.16) · Pramāṇa