[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) › 16.23.97 # Skandapurana 16.23.97 Skandapurāṇa 16.23.97 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.23.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.23.97) hotā śukraḥ samākhyāto neṣṭā kratha udāhṛtaḥ .. maitrāvaruṇo durvāsā brāhmaṇācchaṃsī kauśikaḥ .. 97 .. > Śukra was designated the hotṛ, Kratha was cited as the neṣṭṛ; / Durvāsas was the maitrāvaruṇa, and Kauśika was the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.23.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.23.96) - [Next: 16.23.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.23.98) - [Up: 16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.23.97) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.23.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.23.97) · Pramāṇa