[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) › 16.20.27 # Skandapurana 16.20.27 Skandapurāṇa 16.20.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.27) rākṣasenaujasā yuktaṃ rūpeṇa ca balena ca .. nisargāddāruṇaḥ krūro rāvaṇādrāvaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ..27.. > endowed with the fiery energy, form, and strength of a rākṣasa. / Fierce and cruel by nature, he was called Rāvaṇa because of his causing lamentation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.26) - [Next: 16.20.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.28) - [Up: 16.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.20.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.27) · Pramāṇa