[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.p25 # Skandapurana 7.14.p25 Skandapurāṇa 7.14.p25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.14.p25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p25) 728 sanatkumāra uvāca mandaraprasthamāsādya sondhako dānavādhipaḥ . prāñjaliḥ śukramāhedaṃ śakrārkasadṛśadyutim1 .. 1 . . andhaka uvāca prāptāḥ sma bhagavañchailaṃ2 mandaraṃ cārukandaram . pramathairbhīmasaṃkāśaiḥ sanniruddhaśilātalam . . 2 . . khecarā māyinaścaiva yoginaśca mahābalāḥ . prasabhaṃ dānavairjetuṃ3 na śakyā gaṇanāyakāḥ . .3 .. > Sanatkumāra said: > Reaching the slopes of Mandara, Andhaka, the lord of the Dānavas, > with folded hands addressed Śukra, who possessed splendour like Indra and the sun: // 1 > Andhaka said: > "O Lord, we have reached Mount Mandara with its lovely caves, > whose rocky surfaces are barred by frightful Pramathas. // 2 > Moving through the air, masters of illusion, and yogins of great might, > these leaders of the gaṇas cannot be overcome by the Dānavas by brute force alone. // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.14.p24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p24) - [Next: 7.14.p26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p26) - [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.p25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p25) · Pramāṇa