[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.p31 # Skandapurana 7.13.p31 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.p31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.p31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p31) tatastena tadā vyāsa dānavasya śiro mahat . jahāra pakvaṃ tālāgrāt5 phalaṃ vāyurivoddhataḥ . . 1 2. . tasmin vinihate daitye tārakaśca mayaśca ha . vinivṛttau mahāyodhau pātālaṃ prativegitau6 . . 13 .. > Then with it, O Vyāsa, he struck off the great head of the Dānava, > as a violent wind knocks down a ripe fruit from the top of a palmyra palm. > When that Daitya was slain, both Tāraka and Maya, > the great warriors, retreated and rushed swiftly toward Pātāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p30) - [Next: 7.13.p32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p32) - [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.p31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p31) · Pramāṇa