[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) › 7.13.3\_146 # Skandapurana 7.13.3\_146 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.3\_146 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.3\_146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_146) sanatkumāra uvāca sa gatvā taṃ tadoddeśaṃ1 mahāgajaniṣevitam . apaśyad bhasmabhūtāṃstānmuniñca jvalanaprabham . . 1 . . tatastaṃ sa tadā vāgbhiḥ stavayuktābhirantike . praṇamyākṣāmayat2 sarvaṃ pūrvairyad duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam . . 2.. kapila uvāca rājannihāhamekānte yuktastiṣṭhāmi vijvaraḥ . tairarditosmi sahasā vāyuṃ vaktrādavāsṛjam . .3 . . > Sanatkumāra said: / Having gone to that region frequented by the great elephants, / he saw them turned to ashes, and the sage blazing with radiance. / Then, with words full of praise in his presence, / bowing down, he sought forgiveness for all the evil deed done by his forebears. / Kapila said: / "O king, here in solitary seclusion I remained absorbed in meditation, free from distress. / Afflicted by them, I suddenly released the breath from my mouth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.3\_145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_145) - [Next: 7.13.3\_147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_147) - [Up: 7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.13.3_146) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_146) · Pramāṇa