[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) › 16.280.25 # Skandapurana 16.280.25 Skandapurāṇa 16.280.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.280.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.280.25) tataḥ sa pṛthivīpālaḥ sāmnā cogreṇa ca svayam .. paryapṛcchatsuhṛdvargaṃ pratyajānanna caiva te .. 25 .. > Then that protector of the earth questioned his group of friends himself, both gently and sternly; / but they too did not know. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.280.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.280.24) - [Next: 16.280.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.280.26) - [Up: 16.280](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.280) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.280.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.123.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.280.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.280.25) · Pramāṇa