[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\_294 # Skandapurana 7.13.3\_294 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.3\_294 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.3\_294](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_294) 54 devāḥ - ka. . 55 vidyotamānavapuṣā (?) . 56 audāryavantaśca - ka. . 57 prathamāḥ - ka. . 58 sarvayuddhaviśāradāḥ (?) . 723 ete vai pārṣadāḥ śūrāḥ skandasya paramātmanaḥ tridaśaiḥ krīḍanaṃ dattāḥ sarvaśastvāmupasthitāḥ ..8.130.8 0 . . dṛptapramuditaṃ sphītaṃ pramathānīkamīśvara59 . dānavānīkabhedārthe samarthamiti me matiḥ . .81 . . pravihāyānyakāryāṇi60 paramādaramāsthitam . devārīṇāmanarthāya vidhvaṃsayadanantaram (?) . .82. . karigiritarutoraṇaprabhāstaruṇadivākaratulyatejasaḥ . gaṇapatipatayastava hyamī ripubalamīśvara jetumudyatāḥ61 . 83 . . acaracarapate tatondhakaḥ pratisamatāṃ labhate raṇe sthitaḥ . gaṇapatiśatayūthasaṃvṛto visṛja vibhovanatān gaṇeśvarān . .84.. iti skandapurāṇe andhakayuddhopakrame triṃśaduttaraśatatamodhyāyaḥ > \[…\] / These heroic attendants of Skanda, the supreme soul, / given by the gods as playmates, have approached you from all sides. / The fierce, rejoiced, and mighty army of Pramathas, O Īśvara, / is capable of breaking the ranks of the Dānavas—this is my thought. / Abandoning other matters, showing supreme respect, / bring destruction without delay to the misfortune of the gods' enemies. / Shining like elephants, mountains, trees, and arched gateways, equal in splendour to the youthful sun, / these leaders of your gaṇas, O Īśvara, are prepared to conquer the enemy force. / O Lord of the moving and unmoving, then Andhaka standing in battle will meet his match. / Surrounded by hosts of hundreds of Gaṇapatis, send forth, O Lord, the bowed masters of the gaṇas. / Thus ends the one hundred and thirtieth chapter, on the preparation for the battle with Andhaka, in the Skandapurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.3\_293](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_293) - [Next: 7.14.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p1) - [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_294) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_294](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_294) · Pramāṇa