[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) › 16.9.37 # Skandapurana 16.9.37 Skandapurāṇa 16.9.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.37) trayo varṇāstrayo lokāstraividyaṃ pāṭhakāstrayaḥ.. traikālyaṃ trīṇi karmāṇi trayo devāstrayo guṇāḥ.. sṛṣṭaṃ yena purā devaḥ sa kathaṃ kṣetramāśritaḥ.. 37 .. > The three castes, the three worlds, the three Vedas, the three reciters, > the three times, the three actions, the three gods, and the three guṇas— > by whom these were created of old: how did that God resort to this sacred field? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.36) - [Next: 16.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.38) - [Up: 16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.9.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.37) · Pramāṇa