[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) › 16.20.61 # Skandapurana 16.20.61 Skandapurāṇa 16.20.61 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.61) tābhirdhinotyayaṃ lokaṃ prajāścaiva caturvidhāḥ .. oṣadhyaḥ phalapākāṃtāḥ kaṇāḥ saptadaśa smṛtāḥ .. 61 .. > By them he nourishes this world and the four kinds of living beings. > Annual herbs, which end when their fruit ripens, are traditionally counted as seventeen grains: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.20.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.60) - [Next: 16.20.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.62) - [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.16.20.61) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.61) · Pramāṇa