[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) › 16.29.19 # Skandapurana 16.29.19 Skandapurāṇa 16.29.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.29.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.19) agniśca reto mṛḍayā ca deho retodhā viṣṇuramṛtasya nābhiḥ .. etadbruvanpārvati satyavākyaṃ tato'vagāhettu patiṃ nadīnām .. 19 .. > "Agni is the semen, and by the Gracious One \[Śiva\] is the body; Viṣṇu holds the semen, the navel of nectar." / Speaking this true utterance, O Pārvatī, one should then plunge into the lord of rivers \[the ocean\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.29.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.18) - [Next: 16.29.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.20) - [Up: 16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.29.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.19) · Pramāṇa