[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) › 16.7.8 # Skandapurana 16.7.8 Skandapurāṇa 16.7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.7.8) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. pūrvamevāhamevāsaṃ sparśaliṃgasvarūpavān .. na ca māṃ tattvato veda janaḥ kaścidiheśvari .. 8 .. > Īśvara said: / “Formerly I alone existed in the essential form of the Sparśaliṅga; / and no person here knows me in reality, O goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.7.7) - [Next: 16.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.7.9) - [Up: 16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.7.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.7.8) · Pramāṇa