[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) › 16.12.1 # Skandapurana 16.12.1 Skandapurāṇa 16.12.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.12.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. yā saṃjñā sā smṛtā rājñī chāyā yā sā tu nikṣubhā .. rājṛ dīptau smṛto dhātū rājā rājati yaḥ sadā .. 1 .. > Īśvara said: / She who is Saṃjñā is remembered as Rājñī; she who is Chāyā is Nikṣubhā. / The root rājṛ is remembered in the sense of shining; a king is one who always shines. (1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.11.225\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.225_5) - [Next: 16.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.12.2) - [Up: 16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.12.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.12.1) · Pramāṇa