[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\_291 # Skandapurana 7.13.3\_291 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.3\_291 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.3\_291](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_291) vidyotamānān vapuṣā55 bahūm̐ścandrānivoditān . kākapakṣadharānmuṇḍām̐stāmracūḍeṣvavasthitān . .72. . ete vikhyātavīryāste śākhā nāma kumārakāḥ . ya ime chāgameṣasthāḥ kiṃśukāśokavarcasaḥ . .73 . . śūrāścaudāryavantaśca56 śiśutāmarasānanāḥ . naigameṣasya putrasya tava tulyaparicchadāḥ . .74. . naigameṣā iti khyātā hyete deva kumārakāḥ . ya ime kālameghābhāḥ kālameghanibhasvanāḥ . .75. . keśajāstava te deva pramathāḥ57 samupasthitāḥ . ime ca raktā bahavo gaṇāḥ parabalārdanāḥ . .76 . . varūthino varmiṇaśca rathinaścitrayodhinaḥ . nānāpraharaṇāḥ sarve sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ58 ..77.. > shining in form like many risen moons, > wearing sidelocks, shaved-headed, standing on roosters, > these are the youths named Śākhas of renowned valor. > These who ride goats and rams, having the luster of kiṃśuka and aśoka flowers, > heroic and generous, with faces like young lotuses, > having equipment matching that of your son Naigameṣa, > these, O god, are the youths known as Naigameṣas. > These who resemble dark rain-clouds, roaring like dark rain-clouds, > are your Pramathas born from your hair, O god, who have arrived. > And these are many red troops, crushers of hostile forces, > possessing chariot-guards, armored, charioteers, diverse warriors, > all with various weapons, all skilled in war, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.3\_290](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_290) - [Next: 7.13.3\_292](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_292) - [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_291) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_291](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_291) · Pramāṇa