[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) › 16.6.39 # Skandapurana 16.6.39 Skandapurāṇa 16.6.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.6.39) vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāṃtamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt .. tameva viditvā na bhavettu mṛtyurnānyaḥ paṃthā vidyate vai janānām .. 39 .. > “I know this great person, sun-colored, beyond darkness; / only by knowing him does death not occur; there is indeed no other path for people.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.6.38) - [Next: 16.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.6.40) - [Up: 16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.6.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.6.39) · Pramāṇa