[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.p15 # Skandapurana 7.13.p15 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.p15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p15) parājitā mahāsatvāḥ siṃhaiḥ paśugaṇā iva . teṣāṃ tadbalamālakṣya sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ . .8.121.3 0 . . jagāma devadeveśaṃ śaraṇaṃ rudramavyayam . sa gatvā svarṇacūḍasya37 gireḥ śṛṅge kṛtālayam . .3 1 . . devyā saha mahādevamapaśyad gaṇasaṃvṛtam . dīpyamānaṃ yathā vahniṃ durdṛśya38makṛtātmabhiḥ . .3 2. . tamasau nandinā pūrvamākhyāto39 devasattamaḥ40 . dṛṣṭavā praṇamya śirasā idaṃ vacanamūcivān ..3 3 .. > mighty beings though they were, were defeated like herds of beasts by lions. / Discerning their strength, thousand-eyed Purandara / went for refuge to Rudra, the imperishable lord of the gods of gods. / Having gone, he saw Mahādeva, who had made his abode upon the peak of the mountain Svarṇacūḍa, / together with the Goddess, surrounded by his Gaṇas, / blazing like fire, difficult to behold for the undisciplined. / Announced beforehand to him by Nandin, that best of gods, / having seen \[him\] and bowed with his head, spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p14) - [Next: 7.13.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p16) - [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.p15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p15) · Pramāṇa