[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) › 1.2.2.139 # Skandapurana 1.2.2.139 Skandapurāṇa 1.2.2.139 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.2.2.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.139) yatra pracetasā lebhe tapasā kavimukhyatā .. 69 .. > where Vālmīki attained pre-eminence among poets through austerity. // 69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2.2.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.138) - [Next: 1.2.2.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.140) - [Up: 1.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.2.2.139) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.139) · Pramāṇa