[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) › 16.225.2 # Skandapurana 16.225.2 Skandapurāṇa 16.225.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.225.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.225.2) mathurānāma vikhyātā nagarī dharaṇītale.. tatra vipro'bhavatpūrvaṃ devaśarmeti viśrutaḥ .. agastyagotro vidvānvai sa tu dāridryapīḍitaḥ .. 2 .. > There was a city named Mathurā renowned upon the earth's surface. / There was a brahmin there formerly known as Devaśarman, / belonging to the gotra of Agastya, learned indeed, but afflicted by poverty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.225.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.225.1) - [Next: 16.225.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.225.3) - [Up: 16.225](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.225) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.225.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.225.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.225.2) · Pramāṇa