[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) › 16.209.16 # Skandapurana 16.209.16 Skandapurāṇa 16.209.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.209.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.209.16) tasya pitrā sa dṛṣṭastu sāmudrajño viduttamaḥ .. hāsyasya kāraṇaṃ pṛṣṭo vismayānvitacetasā .. 16 .. > He, the excellent scholar skilled in palmistry, was seen by the child's father, / and was asked the reason for his laughter with a mind filled with wonder: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.209.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.209.15) - [Next: 16.209.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.209.17) - [Up: 16.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.209) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.209.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.209.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.209.16) · Pramāṇa