[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) › 1.4.40.2 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.2 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.2) vāsudevavihīnaṃ hi tīrthametanna rocate.. asūryaṃ hi jagadyadvatsa hi bhūṣaṇa bhūṣaṇam.. 42.2 .. > “This sacred ford, devoid of Vāsudeva, does not shine, > just as the world \[is without light\] without the sun; for he is the ornament of ornaments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.1) - [Next: 1.4.40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.3) - [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.1.4.40.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.2) · Pramāṇa