[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) › 7.16.11.5 # Skandapurana 7.16.11.5 Skandapurāṇa 7.16.11.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.16.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.11.5) viṭpatiḥ śaṃkukarṇaśca somanandī prabhāmayaḥ . piṅgalo nandiṣeṇaśca ghaṇṭākarṇo mahodaraḥ . .44.. vidyutkeśaḥ sukeśaśca39 sa ca devo vināyakaḥ . anye ca pramathāḥ śūrā vīrabhadrapurogamāḥ ..45.. andhakena raṇe bhagnāḥ śataśotha sahasraśaḥ . trailokyaṃ prasabhaṃ sarvamudyuktaṃ sacarācaram ..46.. andhakena raṇe bhagnaṃ sanārāyaṇadevapam . tasminsurabale devaṃ vimucyaikaṃ gaṇādhipam ..47.. mahāmaṇiśiromauliṃ na kaścidavatasthivān . tatosurabale ghorassarvaprāṇikṛto40 mahān . siṃhanādaravo jajñe savāditraravodbhutaḥ . .48 . . iti skandapurāṇendhakavijaye catuṣpañcāśaduttaraśatatamodhyāyaḥ 41 . - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - 34 patatriṇaḥ - ka kha. . 35 raṇendhakena vai - ka. . 36 nihatāḥ - kha. . 37 sarve - kha. . 38 mahābalāḥ - kha. . 39 sunāsaśca - ka. . 40 prāṇāḥ - ka. kha., bhṛto - kha. . 41 203 - kha. . - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - 800 sanatkumāra uvāca etasminnantare devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ . brahmaṇā sahitā jagmuḥ śaraṇyaṃ śūlapāṇinam . .1.. te praṇamya mahādevamidamūcurbhayārditāḥ . vijitāḥ sarva eva smaḥ 1 kimandhakamupekṣase ..2.. devadevastataḥ prāha devān brahmapurogamān . mayā dattavaro yasmāt tasmād yūyaṃ vinirjitāḥ . krīḍārthameva ca mayā saṃgare sa upekṣitaḥ2 . adhunā bhavatāmarthe śāmayiṣyehamandhakam3 ..4.. tato devaḥ smitaṃ kṛtvā pārśvasthaṃ śūlamaikṣata . devābhiprāyatattvajñaḥ śūlo jajvāla tatkṣaṇāt ..5.. abhisṛtya drutañcaivamandhakaṃ jitakāśinam . yuddhe vikramya sahasā nirbibheda stanāntare . .6.. > Viṭpati, Śaṅkukarṇa, Somanandī, Prabhāmaya, > Piṅgala, Nandiṣeṇa, Ghaṇṭākarṇa, Mahodara, > Vidyutkeśa, Sukeśa, and the god Vināyaka, > and other heroic Pramathas, headed by Vīrabhadra, > were broken in battle by Andhaka by the hundreds and thousands. > The entire threefold world, together with all moving and unmoving things, aroused to war > with Nārāyaṇa and the lord of gods, was routed in battle by Andhaka. > In that army of the gods, leaving aside the one god, the lord of the Gaṇas \[Nandī\], > whose crown bore a great crest-jewel, not a single one stood his ground. > Then in the Asura army arose a terrible, mighty lion-roar > raised by every creature, wondrous with the sound of musical instruments. > Thus ends the one hundred and fifty-fourth chapter in the Skandapurāṇa, on the victory of Andhaka. > Sanatkumāra said: > Meanwhile all the gods, headed by Indra, > accompanied by Brahmā, went to the trident-bearing refuge \[Śiva\]. > Bowing down to Mahādeva, afflicted with fear, they said: > "We have all been utterly conquered! Why do you overlook Andhaka?" > The God of gods then replied to the gods headed by Brahmā: > "Because a boon was granted by me, therefore you were conquered. > And solely for sport was he ignored by me in the battle. > Now, for your sake, I shall destroy Andhaka." > Then the god, smiling, looked upon the trident standing by his side. > Knowing the true intention of the god, the trident blazed up in that very instant; > and advancing swiftly upon Andhaka, who vaunted his victory, > moving with power in battle, it suddenly pierced him through the chest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.16.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.11.4) - [Next: 7.16.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.11.6) - [Up: 7.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.16.11.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.11.5) · Pramāṇa