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# Skandapurana 16.242.9

Skandapurāṇa 16.242.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.242.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.242.9)

sarvāndevāṃstataḥ prāha kimarthaṃ nirmitāsmya ham ..  
tadvaḥ kāryaṃ kariṣyāmi śrutvā tasyāstadā giram.. 9 ..

> She then said to all the gods: "For what purpose have I been created? / I shall perform that work for you." Hearing her words then,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.253.9) — Sanskrit

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