[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) › 7.17.p27 # Skandapurana 7.17.p27 Skandapurāṇa 7.17.p27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.17.p27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p27) satyāddharmāttapodānād gobhyo vedebhya eva ca . ebhyo me tvaṃ priyataraḥ sarvebhyo gaṇapeśvara . . 21 . . prabhāte26 yaśca te nāma kīrtayiṣyati lokapa27 . sośvamedhasya ca phalaṃ samyagiṣṭasya lapsyate28 ..22. . yaśca tvāṃ dveṣṭi vidviṣṭaḥ29 sa me dharmaratopi hi . yasya tvaṃ dayitosau30 me dayitastu bhavet sadā . .23 . . namo nandīśvarāyeti procya yaḥ svapsyate naraḥ . tasya kuṣmāṇḍarājebhyo31 na bhaviṣyati vai bhayam .. 24. . ityevaṃ bruvatastasya nandīśvaraguṇastavam . brahmaṇastanuratyugrā32 sandhyā samabhivartata . . 25 .. > 'More than truth, righteousness, austerity, gift-giving, cows, and the Vedas themselves—dearer than all these are you to me, O sovereign of the hosts! / And whoever recites your name at dawn, O guardian of the world, shall obtain the full fruit of a well-performed horse sacrifice. / And whoever hates you is hateful to me, even if devoted to righteousness; while whoever is dear to you shall always be dear to me. / The person who goes to sleep saying, "Salutations to Lord Nandin!" shall have no fear of the Kuṣmāṇḍa kings.' / While he was thus reciting the praise of Lord Nandin's virtues, the twilight, the extremely fierce body of Brahmā, arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.17.p26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p26) - [Next: 7.17.p28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p28) - [Up: 7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.17.p27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p27) · Pramāṇa