[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) › 16.165.75 # Skandapurana 16.165.75 Skandapurāṇa 16.165.75 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.165.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.75) .. brahmovāca .. .. ṛtvigbhirahamājñapto dīkṣā kālo'tivartate .. patnīṃ vinā na homotra śīghraṃ patnīmihānaya .. 75 .. > Brahmā said: / I was instructed by the officiating priests: 'The time for consecration is passing away; / without a wife, no oblation can be made here; bring a wife here at once.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.165.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.74) - [Next: 16.165.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.76) - [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.16.165.75) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.17.142) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.174.75) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.75) · Pramāṇa