[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\_83 # Skandapurana 7.8.34\_83 Skandapurāṇa 7.8.34\_83 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8.34\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_83) 28 te - ka . 29 śaṃkarasyātmajā - ka . 20 jñāyeta - kha. . 31 sureśvara. - kha. . 32 stambha. ka. . 33 vijñāpyaḥ - kha. . 34 surasattamaḥ - kha. . 35,.. mucchritaṃ - ka. . 36 kuryātsuraśreṣṭha - ka. kha. . 37 devaṃ deveśvaraṃ - ka. . 38 sutavad devāḥ - ka. . 39.. bhavanaṃ - ka. . 418 tatrāpaśyat sthitaṃ dvāre nandinaṃ paramaujasam . dvāramākramya tiṣṭhantaṃ dīptapaṭṭiśadhāriṇam ..66. . taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa tadā vahniḥ samālokya samantataḥ . nāsti kaścidihopāyaḥ sūkṣmajantorapi sthite ..67. . praveṣṭumiti sañcintya tameva śaraṇaṃ yayau . nandinaṃ hutabhug devastuṣṭāva ca kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 68.. > There he saw Nandin of supreme might standing at the door, / blocking the doorway, holding a blazing spear. / Seeing him then, looking all around, / \[knowing that\] 'there is no way for even a tiny creature to enter while he stands \[here\],' / having considered thus, he went to him alone for refuge; / the fire-consuming god praised Nandin with folded palms: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.8.34\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_82) - [Next: 7.8.34\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_84) - [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_83) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_83) · Pramāṇa