[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) › 14.3.9 # Skandapurana 14.3.9 Skandapurāṇa 14.3.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.3.9) mainākastanayo'smākaṃ praviṣṭaḥ sāgare bhayāt .. jyeṣṭhaṃ tu sarvathā cātha vasiṣṭho netumāgataḥ .. kiṃ kṛtyamadhunā'smākaṃ kathaṃ śreyo bhaviṣyati .. 9 .. > ‘Our son Maināka has entered the ocean out of fear; / and now Vasiṣṭha has come to take away the eldest by all means. / What is our duty now? How will welfare arise? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.3.8) - [Next: 14.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.3.10) - [Up: 14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.3.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.3.9) · Pramāṇa