[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) › 16.2.84 # Skandapurana 16.2.84 Skandapurāṇa 16.2.84 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.84) pañcāṅgāni purāṇasya cākhyānamitaratsmṛtam .. sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca .. vaṃśānuvaṃśacaritaṃ purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam .. 84 .. > Fivefold are the characteristics of a Purāṇa; the rest is remembered as narrative: / primary creation, secondary creation, genealogy, the Manvantaras, / and the history of lineages: a Purāṇa has five characteristics. (84) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.83) - [Next: 16.2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.85) - [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.16.2.84) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.84) · Pramāṇa