[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) › 16.165.6 # Skandapurana 16.165.6 Skandapurāṇa 16.165.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.165.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.6) .. śrīdevyuvāca .. .. kimarthaṃ sā parityaktā sāvitrī brahmaṇā purā .. gāyatrī ca kathaṃ prāptā kena cāsya niveditā .. 6 .. > The Goddess said: / For what reason was that Sāvitrī abandoned long ago by Brahmā? / And how was Gāyatrī obtained, and by whom was she brought to him? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.165.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.5) - [Next: 16.165.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.7) - [Up: 16.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.165.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.6) · Pramāṇa