[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) › 1.4.40.158 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.158 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.158 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.158) sapta striyastatra vasaṃti satyastvavāṅmukhyo bhānumato bhavaṃti.. ūrdhvaṃ rasānādadate prajābhyaḥ sarvāśca tāstattvataḥ kopi vade.. 42.158 .. > Seven true women dwell there, facing downward away from the sun; / they draw essence upward from creatures—can someone describe them all according to reality? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.157) - [Next: 1.4.40.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.159) - [Up: 1.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.40.158) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.158) · Pramāṇa