[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) › 7.14.40\_97 # Skandapurana 7.14.40\_97 Skandapurāṇa 7.14.40\_97 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.14.40\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.40_97) kuṭhāraghātāt sa tu muṣṭinā ca dṛḍhāhato yakṣavareṇa rāhuḥ . vināyakaṃ bhīmabalo mumoca śubhetaraṃ karma yathā kulīnaḥ .41.. taṃ vai parāvṛtya karīva matto gajānanaḥ kānanaṣaṇḍavāsī44 . padbhiśca dantaiśca jaghāna rāhuṃ prakīrṇahastena ca bhīmahstaḥ .42.. vināyakenābhihatastu rāhurdarpañca garvañca balañca hitvā . nistoyameghapratimomarāriḥ sthito yathā siṃhahato gajendraḥ .43.. rāhau tu45 kuṇḍodaramuṣṭighātai46rvināyakenaiva ca pīḍayamāne . kujambhasaṃhrādamayāḥ satārā huṇḍastuhuṇḍaśca tadā tamīyuḥ47 .44.. ----------------------------------------------------------- 34 . srā tena - gha. . . 5 mandaradarśanābhaḥ - gha. .. 36 śrṛṅgāgrakarocchrayeṇa (? ) .. 37 rarāsa tatra - gha. . 38 iyeṣa - ka. kha. .. 39 netuṃ - kha. .. 40 sayantṛ - ka. kha. .. 41 drutamārujantaṃ - kha. . 42 buddho - ka., na (?) . 43 praspadante - ka. kha. .. 44 ...vāsaḥ - kha. .. 45 rāhustu - ka. . 46 muṣṭipātai - ka .. 47 tu - ka. kha. . > Hard-hit by that foremost yakṣa with the blow of the axe and with his fist, > Rāhu of terrible might released Vināyaka, as a noble man abandons an unrighteous deed. > Turning around like an elephant in rut dwelling in a forest thicket, > the elephant-faced god of terrifying trunk struck Rāhu with feet, tusks, and swinging trunk. > Battered by Vināyaka, Rāhu, that enemy of the gods, abandoned pride, arrogance, and strength, > and stood like a waterless cloud, or like a lord of elephants struck down by a lion. > While Rāhu was being tormented by Kuṇḍodara's fist-blows and by Vināyaka, > Kujambha, Saṃhrāda, Maya, together with Tāra, Huṇḍa, and Tuhuṇḍa then rushed at him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.14.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.40) - [Next: 7.14.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.49) - [Up: 7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.14.40_97) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.40_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.40_97) · Pramāṇa