[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) › 16.40.5 # Skandapurana 16.40.5 Skandapurāṇa 16.40.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.5) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. āsīttretāyuge pūrvaṃ rājā svāyaṃbhuveṃtare .. śvetaketuriti khyāto rājarṣiḥ sumahātapāḥ .. 5 .. > Īśvara said: / Formerly, in the Tretāyuga during the Svāyambhuva manvantara, / there was a royal sage of very great austerity, famous as Śvetaketu. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.40.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.4) - [Next: 16.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.6) - [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.16.40.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.5) · Pramāṇa