[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) › 7.20.35 # Skandapurana 7.20.35 Skandapurāṇa 7.20.35 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.35) rājñā kalmāṣapādena śakterbhakṣaṇe kiṃ kāraṇaṃ kimarthaṃ ca rājā rakṣasāviṣṭa iti vyāsakṛtajijñāsāśamanārtha puna- rvistareṇa saudāsopākhyānārambhaḥ . tatra viśvāmitrapreritena rakṣasā hṛtacetanena rājñā māṃsabhojanārthine guruputrāya śaktaye manuṣyamāṃsapariveṣaṇam . tadvijñāya kruddhena muninā rājñe puruṣādo ( rākṣaso) bhaviṣyasīti śāpadānam . mohitena ca rājñā 'tvāmeva prathamaṃ sabhrātṛkaṃ bhakṣayiṣyāmī'ti pratijñānam . > To appease the inquiry made by Vyāsa as to what was the reason for Śakti being devoured by King Kalmāṣapāda and why the king was possessed by a demon, the beginning of the narrative of Saudāsa \[is recounted\] once more in detail: There, by the king whose senses were deranged by a demon dispatched by Viśvāmitra, human flesh was served to Śakti, the son of his guru, who had requested a meal of meat. Discovering this, the enraged sage gave a curse to the king: 'You shall become a man-eater (a rākṣasa).' And the deluded king made a vow: 'I will devour you first along with your brothers!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.34) - [Next: 7.20.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.36) - [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.7.20.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.35) · Pramāṇa