[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.p59 # Skandapurana 7.13.p59 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.p59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.p59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p59) sanatkumāra uvāca ta evamuktā devena devāssarve tadā harim . ūcuḥ kuru tapo ghoraṃ tataḥ śreyo hyavāpsyasi . .71 . . tataḥ sa candraṃ śailendramāruhya susamāhitaḥ . tapaścacāra sumahadindriyagrāmatāpanam . .72. . devā api mahātmāna54 ṛṣibhissaha suvrataiḥ . hiraṇyavarṇaṃ śailendre55 tapastepussamāhitāḥ ..73 .. > Sanatkumāra said: > Having been addressed thus by the God, all the gods then said to Hari: > “Perform severe austerity; from that you will indeed attain the highest good.” > Then he, ascending Candra, king of mountains, deeply concentrated, > performed immense austerity, mortifying the host of senses. > The noble gods also, together with the seers of noble vows, > deeply concentrated, performed austerity on Hiraṇyavarṇa, king of mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.p58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p58) - [Next: 7.13.p60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p60) - [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.p59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.p59) · Pramāṇa