[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) › 7.20.136 # Skandapurana 7.20.136 Skandapurāṇa 7.20.136 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.136) pārvatyā gauravarṇatāsādanānantaraṃ bhartturdarśanāya himavacchiravarānmandarācale pratyāgamanam . nandikṛtā gaurīstutiḥ . vyāghradvitīyāyā gauryā bharttuścaraṇābhivandanam . gauryā devadevasya savidhe svatapaścaryāvaṇiraṇakathanam . śivena somanandino varapradānam . somasya sagaṇasya śambhorgauryāstapasthaladarśanāya himavacchikharagamanam . gaurīśikhara- samākhyā, śivena himavato varapradānam . gorīśilāstanakuṇḍālaṅkāradhārā kośīnīlakuṇḍaniścīrāgrāraṇyakṛṣṇā- jinādimahimasamākhyānam . > Pārvatī's return to Mount Mandara from the supreme peak of the Himālaya to see her husband after attaining a fair complexion. The praise of Gaurī by Nandin. Gaurī, accompanied by a tiger, saluting her husband's feet. Gaurī's recital of the narration of her austerities in the presence of the God of gods. The bestowing of a boon by Śiva upon Somanandin. Śambhu, accompanied by the Moon and his attendants, going to the peak of the Himālaya to see the site of Gaurī's austerities. The naming of Gaurīśikhara; the granting of a boon to Himavat by Śiva. The recounting of the greatness of the Gaurīśilā, Stanakuṇḍa, Alaṅkāradhārā, Kośī, Nīlakuṇḍa, Niścīrāgrāraṇya, Kṛṣṇājina, and other places. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.20.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.135) - [Next: 7.20.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.137) - [Up: 7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.20.136) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.136) · Pramāṇa