[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) › 16.1.7\_12 # Skandapurana 16.1.7\_12 Skandapurāṇa 16.1.7\_12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.1.7\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.7_12) bhavantameva prathamaṃ vyājahāra svayaṃ prabhuḥ .. munīnāṃ saṃhitāṃ vaktuṃ vyāsaḥ paurāṇikīṃ kathām .. 7 .. > The Lord Vyāsa himself directly called upon you first / to recite the collection of purāṇic lore to the sages. 7. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.1.7\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.7_11) - [Next: 16.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.8) - [Up: 16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.1.7_12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.1.5) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.7_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.7_12) · Pramāṇa