[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) › 16.13.8 # Skandapurana 16.13.8 Skandapurāṇa 16.13.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.13.8) tatra cārkamayaṃ rūpaṃ kṛtvā devo divākaraḥ .. utpannaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hitāya dharaṇītale .. 8 .. > And there, having assumed a solar form, the god who makes the day / was born on the surface of the earth for the welfare of all beings. (8) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.13.7) - [Next: 16.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.13.9) - [Up: 16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.13.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.13.8) · Pramāṇa