[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) › 16.4.52 # Skandapurana 16.4.52 Skandapurāṇa 16.4.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.4.52) aṣṭau māsānvihāraḥ syādyatīnāṃ saṃyatātmanām .. eke ca caturo māsānaṣṭau vā niyataṃ vaset .. 52 .. > For self-restrained ascetics, wandering should be for eight months; / and some say one should dwell fixedly for four months or for eight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.4.51) - [Next: 16.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.4.53) - [Up: 16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.4.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.4.52) · Pramāṇa