[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) › 16.9.5 # Skandapurana 16.9.5 Skandapurāṇa 16.9.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.5) .. devyuvāca .. .. yadi tvaṃ ca mahādevo muṇḍamālā kathaṃ kṛtā .. anādi nidhano dhātā sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakaḥ .. 5 .. > The Goddess said: > If you are indeed Mahādeva, why have you made a garland of skulls, > \[you who are\] the creator without beginning or end, the cause of creation and dissolution? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.4) - [Next: 16.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.6) - [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.16.9.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.5) · Pramāṇa