[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) › 16.98.3 # Skandapurana 16.98.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.98.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.98.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.98.3) tretāyugamukhe devi pṛthivyā saṃpratiṣṭhitam.. pūrvamanvaṃtare cāsmim̐lliṅgaṃ pṛthvīśvaraṃ priye .. 3 .. > At the beginning of the Tretāyuga, O goddess, it was established by the Earth; / and in that former manvantara, O beloved, the liṅga was \[known as\] Pṛthvīśvara. 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.98.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.98.2) - [Next: 16.98.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.98.4) - [Up: 16.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.98) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.98.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.98.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.98.3) · Pramāṇa