[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) › 7.8.34\_147 # Skandapurana 7.8.34\_147 Skandapurāṇa 7.8.34\_147 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8.34\_147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_147) tapaḥkartuṃ samārebhe yadacintyaṃ surāsuraiḥ2 . daśasvapi tato dikṣu rakṣaṇārthaṃ jagatpatiḥ . .9 . . sthāpayāmāsa gaṇapān nikumbhādīnsahasraśaḥ . śakukarṇaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ sthūlākṣaṃ sthūlanāsikam .. 8.73.10 . . hrasvapādakaraṃ caiva dāritāsyaṃ vibhīṣaṇam . śārdūlacarmasaṃchannaṃ dvīpicarmottaracchadam . .1 1 . . śaṃkukarṇamiti khyātaṃ gaṇeśaṃ sumahābalam . samāhūya samīpantu bhagavānidamabravīt .. 1 2.. > He began to perform an austerity unimaginable to gods and asuras. > Then, in all ten directions, for the sake of protection, the Lord of the world > stationed gaṇapas by the thousands, headed by Nikumbha. > Śaṅkukarṇa had huge fangs, thick eyes, a thick nose, > short legs and hands, a gaping mouth, and a terrifying form, > covered in a tiger's pelt, with a leopard's skin as an upper garment. > Having called near that very mighty leader of the Gaṇas known as Śaṅkukarṇa, > the Blessed One said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.8.34\_146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_146) - [Next: 7.8.34\_148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_148) - [Up: 7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.8.34_147) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_147) · Pramāṇa