[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.p8 # Skandapurana 7.16.p8 Skandapurāṇa 7.16.p8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.16.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p8) vajrodyatakaro devo devānāṃ devapuṅgavaḥ . oṅkāra iva vedānāṃ15 teṣāmāsīt purassaraḥ . .2 1 . . vajrāstrapāvakenendro dadāha samare ripūn . duritāni tu sarvāṇi prāyaścittānalo yathā . .22.. > The god with the thunderbolt raised in his hand, the bull among the gods, / went before them, like the syllable Om before the Vedas. > With the fire of his thunderbolt weapon Indra burned the enemies in battle, / just as the fire of expiation burns all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.16.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p7) - [Next: 7.16.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p9) - [Up: 7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.16.p8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p8) · Pramāṇa