[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) › 16.2.30 # Skandapurana 16.2.30 Skandapurāṇa 16.2.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.30) etadeva yadā padmamabhūddhairaṇmayaṃ jagat .. tadvṛttāṃtāśrayāṃtaṃ tatpādmamityucyate budhaiḥ .. 7.1.2.30 .. > When this very universe became a golden lotus, / based upon that event, it is called Pādma by the wise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.29) - [Next: 16.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.31) - [Up: 16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.2.30) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.14) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.30) · Pramāṇa