[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.p8 # Skandapurana 7.17.p8 Skandapurāṇa 7.17.p8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.17.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p8) grahāṇāṃ saumyarūpāṇāṃ yathā17 madhyagatoḍupaḥ18 . atha pādyārghyadānena phaladānena vaiva hi . .19. . saṃpūjya nandinaṃ devaṃ bālakhilyāstamabruvan . kutaścirasyāgamanamiha te pramathādhipa . kaccid drakṣyāma deveśaṃ sāmbamambāpatiṃ bhavam ..8.161.2 0 .. > just like the moon situated amidst the gentle planets. / Then, having honored the divine Nandī with water for feet, arghya offerings, / or with fruits, the Bālakhilyas addressed him: / 'From where and why is your arrival here after so long, O lord of the Pramathas? / Shall we perchance see the Lord of gods, Bhava, who is with Ambā and is Ambā's husband?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.17.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p7) - [Next: 7.17.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p9) - [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.p8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p8) · Pramāṇa