[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) › 16.223.29 # Skandapurana 16.223.29 Skandapurāṇa 16.223.29 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.223.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.29) .. gautama uvāca .. .. pretayonau pravṛttānāṃ kena nāmāni kṛtsnaśaḥ .. yuṣmākaṃ nirmitānyevametanme kautukaṃ mahat .. 29 .. > Gautama said: / “By whom were these names created completely for you, / who have entered the ghostly state? This causes me great curiosity.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.223.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.28) - [Next: 16.223.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.30) - [Up: 16.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.223.29) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.234.29) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.29) · Pramāṇa