[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) › 16.16.1 # Skandapurana 16.16.1 Skandapurāṇa 16.16.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.16.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. pātālavivarasyāpi māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu sāṃpratam .. pūrvapṛṣṭaṃ mahādevi brahmaṇā viśvakarmaṇā .. 1 .. > Īśvara said: / Hear now also the māhātmya of the chasm of Pātāla, / which was formerly asked about, O great goddess, by Viśvakarman, the creator. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.15.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.15.15) - [Next: 16.16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.16.2) - [Up: 16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.16.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.16.1) · Pramāṇa