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# Skandapurana 16.270.3

Skandapurāṇa 16.270.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.270.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.270.3)

ṛṣirmaṃkaṇako nāma sa tepe paramaṃ tapaḥ ..  
prācīmetya yatāhāro nityaṃ svādhyāyatatparaḥ.. 3 ..

> A seer named Maṅkaṇaka performed supreme austerity. / Coming to the eastward-flowing \[river\], with restrained food, he was constantly dedicated to sacred study. 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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