[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) › 16.208.45 # Skandapurana 16.208.45 Skandapurāṇa 16.208.45 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.208.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208.45) pramātāmahastu hṛdaye vṛddho nābhau tu saṃsthitaḥ .. alābhe brāhmaṇasyaiva kuśaḥ kāryo dvijaḥ priye .. idaṃ sarvapurāṇebhyaḥ sāramuddhatya cocyate .. 45 .. > The maternal great-grandfather is in the heart, and the elder is established in the navel. / In the absence of a brahmin, dear lady, a brahmin should be made of kuśa grass. / This is declared having extracted the essence from all the Purāṇas. (45) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.208.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208.44) - [Next: 16.208.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208.46) - [Up: 16.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.208.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208.45) · Pramāṇa