[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) › 7.15.12 # Skandapurana 7.15.12 Skandapurāṇa 7.15.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.12) 769 huṇḍastuhuṇḍo jambhaśca kujambhaśca mahāsuraḥ . śailaśūlaśilāghātairyuyudhurdevatārayaḥ . .3 . . pākendradamanau tau ca sa ca kārtasvano baliḥ . mamarduḥ4 pramathānīkaṃ vairaṃ praticikīrṣayā . .4 . . teṣāṃ vegaṃ sannivārya pramathā api darpitāḥ . śilātarukarāḥ sarve dānavānabhidudruvuḥ . . 5 . . gaṇeśvarāḥ surāṇāṃ tu5 tasminyuddheti bhairave . śrūyante dhanuṣāṃ śabdā rathaśabdāśca bhairavāḥ . .6 . . pramathānāṃ jaye saktā6 dānavānāṃ tathāpare . cakruḥ kolāhalaṃ ghoraṃ pakṣavādāṃstathāmbare ..7. . garjatāṃ dhāvatāṃ caiva balānāṃ samabhūt svanaḥ . garjatāṃ dhāvatāṃ caiva samudrāṇāmivātyaye . .8 . . yuddhātiśayamattāśca siddhagandharvacāraṇāḥ . neduścaivotsasarjuśca nānākusumasañcayān . . 9. . nānāvidhāni puṣpāṇi patamānāni rejire . siddhacāraṇamuktāni nakṣatrāṇi yathātyaye8 .. 8.147.10 . . devagandharvatūryāṇi prasasvanuranekaśaḥ . yuddhasaṃsaktabhāvānāṃ viremuśca punaḥ punaḥ . . 11 . . vināyakena smṛtvā tu jambho yudhi parābhavam . taṃ sakrodhobhidudrāva gajaṃ gaja ivāparaḥ .. 12 . > Huṇḍa, Tuhuṇḍa, Jambha, and the great Asura Kujambha, / those enemies of the gods, fought with blows of rocks, spears, and stones. / And those two, Pāka and Indradamana, and the mighty Kārtasvana, / crushed the Pramatha host out of a desire to exact vengeance. / Having checked their speed, the Pramathas too, haughty, / holding rocks and trees in their hands, all rushed against the Dānavas. / But of the Gaṇa lords and the gods in that exceedingly terrifying battle, / the sounds of bows and the frightful sounds of chariots were heard. / Some intent on the victory of the Pramathas, and likewise others \[intent on that\] of the Dānavas, / made a dreadful tumult and partisan shouts in the sky. / The sound of the armies roaring and charging was / like that of oceans roaring and rushing at the dissolution. / And Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Cāraṇas, intoxicated by the excellence of the battle, / shouted and cast down various heaps of flowers. / Various kinds of flowers falling shone forth / when released by the Siddhas and Cāraṇas, like stars at the dissolution. / The musical instruments of the gods and Gandharvas sounded repeatedly, / and ceased again and again as their minds were riveted upon the battle. / But Jambha, remembering in the battle his defeat by Vināyaka, / charged angrily at him, like an elephant against another elephant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.15.9\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.9_66) - [Next: 7.15.12\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.12_67) - [Up: 7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.15.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.12) · Pramāṇa