[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.p52 # Skandapurana 7.13.p52 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.p52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.p52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p52) 29.. pravāhāya - ka. kha . 30 devadevastutāya - ka. 31 sarvapāpaprahartre - kha . 2 sarvapāpmāvighātine - kha. . 33 bhagavān - ka, . 34 tatsarvāṃ - ka. . 35 vibhuḥ - ka. kha . 36 sarvadeveśa - kha . 37 prayataḥ paṭhate - ka kha. . 38 pāpmāyāḥ - kha. . 39 devadeveśaḥ - kha. . 678 devadeva uvāca bho devāḥ parituṣṭosmi varaṃ vṛṇuta kāṃkṣitam dāsyehaṃ tanmahāprajñā mā tūṣṇīṃ brūta sarvaśaḥ . .58. . devā ūcuḥ harireṣa mahādeva pāpmayā hatamānasaḥ40 . tāmasya41 nirṇuda kṣipraṃ nīhāramiva bhāskaraḥ ..59 . . eṣa lokahitārthāya devānāñca42 mahābalaḥ . kurute karma deveśa pāpmānaṃ hyasya nāśaya .. 8.122.60 .. > \[Various readings\] > 678 > The God of gods said: > “O gods, I am well pleased; choose the boon you desire! > I shall grant it, O greatly wise ones; do not remain silent, speak out in full!” > The gods said: > “This Hari, O Mahādeva, has his mind afflicted by sin. > Dispel it swiftly from him, like the sun \[dispelling\] mist! > For the benefit of the world and for the sake of the gods, this mighty one > performs deeds, O Lord of gods; destroy, therefore, his sin!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.p51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p51) - [Next: 7.13.p53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p53) - [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.p52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Puruṣārthasudhānidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.daksinatya.purusarthasudhanidhi.85.19) — Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p52) · Pramāṇa