[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) › 16.18.12 # Skandapurana 16.18.12 Skandapurāṇa 16.18.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.18.12) dvitīyamāsasyādau tu pratipadyā prakīrtitā .. vārāheṇoddhṛtā tasyāṃ tathā cādau dharā priye .. tena vārāhakalpeti nāma jātaṃ dharātale .. 12 .. > at the beginning of the second month, on the first lunar day as it is proclaimed, / on that \[day\] the earth was raised up at first by the Boar, O beloved; / therefore the name 'Vārāhakalpa' arose upon the surface of the earth. 12. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.18.11) - [Next: 16.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.18.13) - [Up: 16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.18.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.18.12) · Pramāṇa