[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) › 16.40.7 # Skandapurana 16.40.7 Skandapurāṇa 16.40.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.7) paṃcāgnisādhako grīṣme varṣāsvākāśagastathā .. hemaṃte jalamadhyastho nava varṣāṇi paṃca ca .. 7 .. > Practicing the five fires in summer, standing exposed to the sky during the rains, / and staying in the middle of water in winter, for nine and five \[fourteen\] years. 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.6) - [Next: 16.40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.8) - [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.16.40.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.40.7) · Pramāṇa