[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) › 16.25.42 # Skandapurana 16.25.42 Skandapurāṇa 16.25.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.25.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.25.42) madhye vediḥ prakarttavyā caturasrā suśobhanā .. niṣpādya maṃḍalaṃ tatra madhye padmaṃ prakalpayet .. 42 .. > an altar should be constructed in the middle, four-cornered and very beautiful. / Having drawn a maṇḍala there, one should fashion a lotus in the middle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.25.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.25.41) - [Next: 16.25.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.25.43) - [Up: 16.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.25.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.25.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.25.42) · Pramāṇa