[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) › 16.3.68 # Skandapurana 16.3.68 Skandapurāṇa 16.3.68 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.68) niśākaravaraścāhaṃ śreṣṭhā tvaṃ rajanīkarī .. kāmo'haṃ kāmado devi tvaṃ ratiḥ smṛtireva ca .. 68 .. > I am the best maker of night \[the moon\]; you are the supreme illuminator of the night. / I am Kāma, the bestower of desire, O goddess; you are Rati and memory itself. (68) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.67) - [Next: 16.3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.69) - [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.16.3.68) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.68) · Pramāṇa