[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) › 17.14.8 # Skandapurana 17.14.8 Skandapurāṇa 17.14.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.14.8) tadanvaye balirjātaḥ sa cātīva balā dhikaḥ .. ekātapatrāṃ pṛthivīṃ baliścakre balādhikaḥ .. akṛṣṭapacyā sujalā dharitrī sasyaśālinī .. 8 .. > In his lineage was born Bali, who possessed extraordinary strength. / That exceedingly strong Bali brought the earth under a single parasol; / the earth bore crops without cultivation, had abundant water, and was rich in grain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.14.7) - [Next: 17.14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.14.9) - [Up: 17.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.14.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.14.8) · Pramāṇa