[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) › 16.286.2 # Skandapurana 16.286.2 Skandapurāṇa 16.286.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.286.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.286.2) bāla eva tu yatrārkastapastepe purā priye .. tena bālārka ityetannāma khyātaṃ dharātale .. 2 .. > Since the Sun, while still a boy, performed austerities there of old, O beloved, / it became renowned by this name, 'Bālārka', on the surface of the earth. // 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.286.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.286.1) - [Next: 16.286.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.286.3) - [Up: 16.286](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.286) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.286.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.286.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.286.2) · Pramāṇa