[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) › 1.4.8.7 # Skandapurana 1.4.8.7 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.8.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.7) kauśiko'tha tamāhedaṃ prahasya vacanaṃ svayam.. kasmātkūrma pranaṣṭodya vimukho'bhyāgateṣvapi.. 10.7 .. > Kauśika then, laughing, spoke these words himself to him: / "Why, O tortoise, have you fled today and turned away even when guests have arrived? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.6) - [Next: 1.4.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.8) - [Up: 1.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.8.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.7) · Pramāṇa