[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) › 6.3.19.37 # Skandapurana 6.3.19.37 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.19.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.19.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.19.37) sa eva rudraḥ sa jagajjahāra sṛṣṭyarthamīśaḥ prapitāmaho'bhūt . saṃrakṣaṇārthaṃ jagataḥ sa eva hariḥ sucakrāsigadābjapāṇiḥ .. 19.37 .. > He alone is Rudra; he destroyed the world. For the purpose of creation, the Lord became the Grandfather \[Brahmā\]. > For the protection of the world, he alone is Hari, bearing the auspicious discus, sword, mace, and lotus in his hands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.19.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.19.36) - [Next: 6.3.19.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.19.38) - [Up: 6.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.19.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.19.37) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.19.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.19.37) · Pramāṇa