[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) › 16.2.3 # Skandapurana 16.2.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.2.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.3) purā tapaścacārogramamarāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ .. āvirbhūtāstato vedāḥ saṣaḍaṃgapadakramāḥ .. 3 .. > Formerly, the grandfather of the immortals performed fierce austerity; / from that the Vedas appeared, together with the six auxiliary limbs, word-recitations, and step-by-step recitations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.2) - [Next: 16.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.4) - [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.16.2.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Ṣaṭsandarbha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.gaudiya.siddhanta.satsandarbha.1.1.47) — Jīva Gosvāmin 1555, Sanskrit - [Tattvasandarbha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.acintyabhedabheda.tattvasandarbha.p20) — Jīva Gosvāmin 1535, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.3) · Pramāṇa