[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) › 7.20.15 # Skandapurana 7.20.15 Skandapurāṇa 7.20.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.15) dhṛtakapālamṛya bhairavarūpiṇo rudrasya bhaikṣārthaṃ tato brahālokagamanam, tatromiti vyāharatastasya vadanāt sarasvatyāḥ prādurbhāvaḥ, kapālasaṃsthāpanam, mahiṣarūpiṇo hālāhalāhvayasyāsurasya vināśaḥ, kapālamātṝṇāmutpattiḥ, mahākapālasarasastotrasya cotpattiḥ . > Rudra in the form of Bhairava, carrying the skull, goes from there to the realm of Brahmā for alms; while he utters 'Om' there, the manifestation of Sarasvatī from his mouth; the placing down of the skull; the destruction of the demon named Hālāhala who took the form of a buffalo; the origin of the skull-Mothers; and the origin of the praise of the Great Skull Lake. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.14) - [Next: 7.20.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.16) - [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.7.20.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.15) · Pramāṇa