[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.p5 # Skandapurana 7.14.p5 Skandapurāṇa 7.14.p5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.14.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p5) devadeva uvāca juhudhyarivināśāya6 brahmannasmajjayāya ca . tvaṃ cāpi nandin rakṣasva sarvairetairgaṇairvṛtaḥ . . 1 2. . ākāśasthāśca ye hyete nadantyambumuco yathā . ākāśagāneva ripūnete bādhantu7 dānavān . . 13 . . sanatkumāra uvāca ityuktau tau prārabhetāṃ8 kartuṃ bhagavato vacaḥ9 . bṛhaspatirjuhāvāgniṃ nandī cāpi rarakṣa10 tam11 . . 14. . > The God of gods said: / "Offer oblations for the destruction of the enemies, O priest, and for our victory! / And you too, Nandin, preserve \[him\], surrounded by all these gaṇas! / And those who stand in the sky roaring like clouds, / let them strike down these Dānavas, enemies who move in the sky!" / Sanatkumāra said: / Thus addressed, the two began to carry out the Lord's command; / Bṛhaspati offered oblations into the fire, and Nandin guarded him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.14.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p4) - [Next: 7.14.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p6) - [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.p5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.14.p5) · Pramāṇa