[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) › 16.3.59 # Skandapurana 16.3.59 Skandapurāṇa 16.3.59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.59) puruṣo'haṃ varārohe prakṛtistvaṃ nigadyase .. ahaṃ viṣṇurmahāvīryastvaṃ lakṣmīrlokabhāvinī .. 59 .. > I am Puruṣa, O beautiful woman; you are declared to be Prakṛti. / I am Viṣṇu of great prowess; you are Lakṣmī, who causes the world to prosper. (59) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.58) - [Next: 16.3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.60) - [Up: 16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.3.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.59) · Pramāṇa