[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) › 1.4.37.53 # Skandapurana 1.4.37.53 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.37.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.37.53) māsena ca manuṣyāṇāmahorātraṃ ca paitṛkam.. kṛṣṇapakṣastvahaḥ proktaḥ śuklapakṣaśca śarvarī.. 39.53 .. > A month of humans is a day and night of the ancestors: / the dark fortnight is declared their day, and the bright fortnight their night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.37.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.37.52) - [Next: 1.4.37.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.37.54) - [Up: 1.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.37.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.37.53) · Pramāṇa