[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\_90 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_90 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_90 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_90) pravavrāja mahādaityaḥ śamepsurmokṣasiddhaye . punarāvartakaṃ janma buddhvā cānityatā parām ..57. . kaṣṭaṃ rājyamiti jñātvā prahrādaḥ paramārthavit . abhiṣicya sutaṃ rājye ditijānāṃ31 virocanam ..5 8 .. > Desiring tranquility for the attainment of liberation, the great Daitya renounced worldly life, / understanding that rebirth brings sorrow and that supreme impermanence rules all. > Realizing kingship to be painful, Prahrāda, knower of the highest reality, / consecrated his son Virocana to the kingship of the Daityas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_89) - [Next: 7.18.89\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_91) - [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_90) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_90) · Pramāṇa