[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.p30 # Skandapurana 7.14.p30 Skandapurāṇa 7.14.p30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.14.p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p30) yaiṣa9 āsthāya kūjantaṃ bhāti citrakalāpinam . mayūraṃ bālasūryābhaḥ śaktipāṇirmahābalaḥ . . 13 . . brahmaṇyo brahmanirato brahmacārī yatavrataḥ . skanda eṣa10 hi devānāmagraṇīrdānavā raṇe11 . . 14. . ya eṣa tāmracūḍasthastāmracūḍaśilāprabhaḥ12 . śaktimullolayan13 bhāti14 toyadastaḍitaṃ yathā . . 15 . . kākapakṣadharo hyeṣa pūrṇacandranibhānanaḥ . viśākho nāma kaumāraḥ15 kaumārabrahmacaryavān .. 1 6.. > He who, having mounted a calling peacock with variegated plumage, > shines with the radiance of the morning sun, holding a spear in his hand, of great might, // 13 > beneficent to brahmins, devoted to the sacred knowledge, a celibate observing his vows— > this is Skanda, the leader of the gods, O Dānavas, in battle. // 14 > He who stands on a red-crested rooster, radiant like a red-crested mountain stone, > brandishing a spear, shines like a raincloud \[brandishing\] lightning, // 15 > this one wearing youthful sidelocks, with a face resembling the full moon, > is named Viśākha, a youth observant of youthful celibacy. // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.14.p29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p29) - [Next: 7.14.p31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p31) - [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.p30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p30) · Pramāṇa