[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.p10 # Skandapurana 7.13.p10 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.p10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p10) yattatpāśupataṃ divyaṃ vidhānaṃ sārvakāmikam . taccīrtvā dvādaśa samāḥ paramaiśvaryamāptavān . . 19 . . tasya devaḥ svayaṃ śūlī tuṣṭaḥ prekṣya tathāvidham . śarīrārdhaṃ dadau tasmai21 tadabhūdviṣṇuśaṅkaram . .8.121.20 .. > which is the divine Pāśupata rite that fulfills all desires; / having practiced it for twelve years, he attained supreme sovereignty. // 19 > The trident-bearing God himself, being pleased upon seeing him thus, / gave him half of his body; that became Viṣṇu-Śaṅkara. // 8.121.20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p9) - [Next: 7.13.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p11) - [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.p10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p10) · Pramāṇa