[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) › 16.33.26 # Skandapurana 16.33.26 Skandapurāṇa 16.33.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.33.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.26) .. brahmovāca .. .. yadi pāpajanākīrṇaṃ na vāṃchasi dharātalam .. pātālatalasaṃsthā tvaṃ naya vahniṃ mahodadhau..26.. > Brahmā said: > "If you do not desire the surface of the earth crowded with sinful people, / dwell in the realm of Pātāla and carry the fire to the great ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.33.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.25) - [Next: 16.33.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.27) - [Up: 16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.33.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.26) · Pramāṇa