[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) › 16.20.78 # Skandapurana 16.20.78 Skandapurāṇa 16.20.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.20.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.78) tena tatprāpa duṣprāpyamaiśvaryyamakṛtā tmabhiḥ .. sa evaṃ varttate candraścātreya iti viśrutaḥ .. 78 .. > Thereby he attained that sovereign power difficult to obtain by the unrefined. > Thus resides the Moon, renowned as the son of Atri. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.20.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.77) - [Next: 16.20.78\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.78_1) - [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.16.20.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.20.78) · Pramāṇa