[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\_203 # Skandapurana 7.8.34\_203 Skandapurāṇa 7.8.34\_203 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8.34\_203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_203) sanatkumāra uvāca sa evamuktvā tu tataḥ pārāśarya mahābalaḥ . saṃvatsaraṃ vāyubhakṣo babhūva klamavarjitaḥ ..7. . tathā triṣavaṇa4 snāyī juhvānognīm̐stathaiva ca5 . devārcanarataścaiva japahomaparastathā6 ..8. . varṣe varṣe tu7 saṃpūrṇe svāṅgādutkṛtya kārṣikam8 . piśitasya tadā bhāgaṃ juhāvāgnau mahāsuraḥ9 ..9. . evaṃ tasyāgamaddivyaṃ sahasraṃ munisattama . juhvataḥ svāni māṃsāni varṣāṇāṃ pratyahaṃ tadā . . 8.74.10 .. > Sanatkumāra said: / Having spoken thus, O descendant of Parāśara, he of great strength / fed on wind for a year, free from weariness, > bathing at the three junctures of the day, making offerings into the fires, / devoted to worshipping the gods, and intent on silent recitation and oblations. > As each full year passed, cutting from his own limbs a kārṣika measure / portion of flesh, the great asura then offered it into the fire. > In this manner a thousand divine years passed for him, O best of sages, / as he daily offered his own flesh. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.8.34\_202](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_202) - [Next: 7.8.34\_204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_204) - [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_203) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_203) · Pramāṇa