[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.p38 # Skandapurana 7.13.p38 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.p38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.p38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p38) vyāsa uvāca kathaṃ tadabhavaddivyaṃ puriścandraṃ niveśanam . sthānaṃ guhyaṃ maheśasya kathayasva dṛḍhavrata ..8.122.20 . . sanatkumāra uvāca atra13 te saṃpravakṣyāmi purāvṛttaṃ mahāmate . yacchrutvā pāpakarmāpi gaccheta paramāṃ gatim . .21 . . purābhūtāṃ mahātmānau naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī . tābhyāṃ kāryeṇa devānāṃ brahmavadhyā kṛtā kila ..22.. > Vyāsa said: > How did that celestial dwelling, Puriścandra, > become the secret abode of the Great Lord? Relate that, O one of steadfast vows. > Sanatkumāra said: > Here I shall relate to you an ancient event, O wise one, > hearing which even an evildoer may attain the supreme destination. > Formerly there were two seers of great soul, Nara and Nārāyaṇa; > for the sake of the gods' purpose, it is said, they committed the slaying of a brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.p37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p37) - [Next: 7.13.p39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p39) - [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.p38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p38) · Pramāṇa