[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) › 16.17.9 # Skandapurana 16.17.9 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.9) dantakāṣṭhavidhānaṃ tu prathamaṃ kathayāmi te .. madhūke putralābhaḥ syādarke netrasukhaṃ priye .. 9 .. > First, however, I shall describe to you the rule of the tooth-stick: / from the madhūka there is the gain of a son; from the arka, delight of the eyes, O beloved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.7) - [Next: 16.17.9\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.9_1) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.9) · Pramāṇa