[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) › 7.2.154\_653 # Skandapurana 7.2.154\_653 Skandapurāṇa 7.2.154\_653 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.2.154\_653](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.154_653) mayā varṣasahasreṇa tapastaptvā suduścaram . mahādevaḥ purā dṛṣṭo labdhastvaṃ me yataḥ sutaḥ . kathaṃ draṣṭā43 mahādevametadicchāmi veditum . .8.20.60 .. > "Having performed exceedingly arduous austerity for a thousand years, / Mahādeva was seen by me long ago, whence you were obtained as my son. / How will you see Mahādeva? I wish to know this." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.2.154\_652](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.154_652) - [Next: 7.2.154\_654](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.154_654) - [Up: 7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.2.154_653) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.154_653](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.154_653) · Pramāṇa