[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) › 7.20.13 # Skandapurana 7.20.13 Skandapurāṇa 7.20.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.13) brahmaṇo'nurodhāt tacchiraḥkapālamādāya vikṛtarūpaṃ dadhato rudrasya devaveśmasu bhikṣārthaṃ pracāraḥ, viṣṇoḥ sakāśād bhikṣāmādadānena rudreṇa kapālavartini bhaikṣarase viṣṇośchāyādarśanāttatsadṛśamūrtternarasya sarjanam . > At the request of Brahmā, Rudra, taking the skull of that head and assuming a deformed form, wanders about the dwellings of the gods for alms; while receiving alms from Viṣṇu, Rudra beholds the reflection of Viṣṇu in the alms-broth resting in the skull, and from that creates Nara whose form resembles him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.12) - [Next: 7.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.14) - [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.7.20.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.13) · Pramāṇa