[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) › 14.30.3 # Skandapurana 14.30.3 Skandapurāṇa 14.30.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.30.3) pulastya uvāca.. purā vṛṣṭinirodho'bhūdyāvaddvādaśavatsarān.. saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ prāptaḥ sarvo lokaḥ kṣudhārditaḥ .. 3 .. > Pulastya said: > In ancient times there was a cessation of rain for twelve years; > all the world was afflicted with hunger and faced extreme peril. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.30.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.30.2) - [Next: 14.30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.30.4) - [Up: 14.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.30.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.30.3) · Pramāṇa