[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) › 16.33.3 # Skandapurana 16.33.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.33.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.33.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.3) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. ukto yadāsau vibudhaiḥ samastairāpaḥ purā tvaṃ bhuvi bhakṣayasva .. yato'marāṇāṃ prathamaṃ hi jātā āpo'grajāḥ sarvasurāsurebhyaḥ .. 3 .. > Īśvara said: > When he was told of old by all the gods: "Devour the waters on the earth, / since the waters were born first of the immortals, the firstborn of all gods and asuras"; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.33.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.2) - [Next: 16.33.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.4) - [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.16.33.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.33.3) · Pramāṇa