[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) › 16.40.3 # Skandapurana 16.40.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.40.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.3) .. devyuvāca .. .. śvetaketostu yaddeva liṃgaṃ proktaṃ tvayā mama .. tasya jātaṃ kathaṃ deva nāma bhīmeśvareti ca .. 3 .. > The Goddess said: / O Lord, as for the liṅga of Śvetaketu which was mentioned by you to me, / how, O Lord, did its name become "Bhīmeśvara"? 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.2) - [Next: 16.40.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.4) - [Up: 16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.40.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.3) · Pramāṇa