[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) › 16.248.2 # Skandapurana 16.248.2 Skandapurāṇa 16.248.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.248.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.248.2) tasyotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ priye .. sṛjato brahmaṇaḥ pūrvaṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham .. 2 .. > I shall relate its origin; listen with single-minded attention, O dear one. / Formerly, as Brahmā was creating the fourfold collection of beings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.248.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.248.1) - [Next: 16.248.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.248.3) - [Up: 16.248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.248) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.248.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.248.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.248.2) · Pramāṇa