[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) › 10.40 # Skandapurana 10.40 Skandapurāṇa 10.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.40) manasā cetanāyukto nakharomaśatāvṛtaḥ . saptame cāṣṭame caiva tvacāvān smṛtivānapi .. 159.40 .. > Endowed with consciousness through the mind, covered with hundreds of nails and hairs, / in the seventh and eighth \[months\] it possesses skin and also memory. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.39) - [Next: 10.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.41) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.10.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Yājñavalkyasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya.3.81) — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.40) · Pramāṇa