[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) › 16.131.1 # Skandapurana 16.131.1 Skandapurāṇa 16.131.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.131.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.131.1) .. śrīdevyuvāca .. .. yadetadbhavatā proktaṃ nāleśvaramiti śrutam .. dhruveśvareti talliṃgaṃ kathaṃ vai saṃbabhūva ha .. 1 .. > The goddess said: / This \[liṅga\] which was mentioned by you, heard of as Nāleśvara, / how indeed did it come to be called the liṅga of Dhruveśvara? // 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.130.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.130) - [Next: 16.131.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.131.2) - [Up: 16.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.131) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.131.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.131.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.131.1) · Pramāṇa