[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) › 7.2.40\_45 # Skandapurana 7.2.40\_45 Skandapurāṇa 7.2.40\_45 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.2.40\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_45) umā tāsāṃ variṣṭhā ca śreṣṭhā52 ca varavarṇinī . mahāyogabanopetā mahādevamupasthitā ..3 3 . . dattakaścośanāstasyāḥ53 putraḥ sa bhṛgunandanaḥ . asitasyai54 kavarṇā tu devalaṃ suṣuve sutam . .34.. > Among them, Umā is the most excellent and the eldest, fair-complexioned, / possessed of the power of great yoga, who attended upon Mahādeva. / And Uśanas, that son of Bhṛgu, became her adopted son. / Ekaparṇā, however, gave birth to a son, Devala, \[begotten\] by Asita.33-34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.2.40\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_44) - [Next: 7.2.40\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_46) - [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.7.2.40_45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_45) · Pramāṇa