[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.p18 # Skandapurana 7.14.p18 Skandapurāṇa 7.14.p18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.14.p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p18) ṛkṣatarakṣunilīnanikuñjaṃ kuñjaguhāmukhanirgatasiṃham . siṃhavidāritanaikapakumbhaṃ kumbhavinirgatamauktikaratnam . .8.131.40. . ratnamayūkhavibhāsitapṛṣṭhaṃ pṛṣṭhasamāsthitaśaṅkarapādama41 . pādasamutthitapādapaṣaṇḍaṃ42 ṣaṇḍalatākusumotkaramārgam . .41 .. > where bears and hyenas lurked in bowers; where lions emerged from the mouths of cave-bowers; / where the frontal lobes of elephants were torn by lions; where pearls and jewels came forth from the frontal lobes; / where the ridges were illuminated by the rays of the gems; where the feet of Śaṅkara rested upon the ridges; / where groves of trees grew from the foot \[of the mountain\]; where pathways were covered with masses of flowers from clusters of creepers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.14.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p17) - [Next: 7.14.p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p19) - [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.p18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p18) · Pramāṇa