[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) › 7.18.89\_132 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_132 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_132 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_132) māhātmyametat kathitaṃ yathāvat mahāmahīdhrendrasute dvijānām . sṛṣṭeḥ prabhavānmama te dvijendrā māhātmyamitthaṃ paramaṃ hyavāpuḥ . .8.173.70 . . sanatkumāra uvāca dvijamāhātmyamullikhya pārvatīparameśayoḥ . babhūvetthaṃ susaṃvādaḥ puṇyaḥ pāpavināśanaḥ ..71 . . - - - - - - - - pārāśarya tapodhana . śrotavyaṃ manyase mattastat pṛcchasva samāhitaḥ ..72. . iti skandapurāṇe dvijamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma trisaptatyuttaraśatatamodhyāyaḥ58 - - - - - - - - -- - - 55 tvā kutsito mayā - kha. 56 pūrṇāyuṣaḥ (?) . 57 pūrṇāyuṣo hyā(vā)pakam - kha. . 58 221 - kha. . - - - - - - - - -- - - > Thus has this māhātmya of the twice-born been told properly, > O daughter of the supreme lord of mountains. > Originating from my creation, those foremost twice-born > truly attained such supreme greatness. > Sanatkumāra said: > Setting forth the māhātmya of the twice-born, such was the auspicious, > sin-destroying dialogue that took place between Pārvatī and the supreme Lord. > \[…\], O son of Parāśara rich in austerity, > ask with a concentrated mind whatever you consider worth hearing from me. > Thus ends the hundred and seventy-third chapter, entitled “Description of the Māhātmya of the Twice-born,” in the Skandapurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_131) - [Next: 7.18.89\_133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_133) - [Up: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.18.89_132) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Ambikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.ambikakhanda.179.70) — Sanskrit - [Skanda Purāṇa (Kumāra Kavi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skandapurana.70.63) — Kumāra Kavi, Sanskrit - [Sahyādrikhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.sahyadrikhanda.70.63) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_132) · Pramāṇa