[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) › 16.196.5 # Skandapurana 16.196.5 Skandapurāṇa 16.196.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.196.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.5) tatastuṣṭo mahādevastasya pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ .. abravīdvaradaste'haṃ varaṃ varaya suvrata .. 5 .. > Then Mahādeva, well-pleased, appeared before his eyes, / and said: “I am ready to grant a boon. Choose a boon, O one of noble vows!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.196.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.4) - [Next: 16.196.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.6) - [Up: 16.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.196.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.196.5) · Pramāṇa