[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) › 16.273.2 # Skandapurana 16.273.2 Skandapurāṇa 16.273.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.273.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.273.2) tasyotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ priye .. purā paṃcaśirā āsīdbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ .. 2 .. > I shall declare its origin; listen with single-minded focus, O dear one. / Formerly, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, was five-headed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.273.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.273.1) - [Next: 16.273.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.273.3) - [Up: 16.273](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.273) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.273.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.273.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.273.2) · Pramāṇa