[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) › 17.17.5 # Skandapurana 17.17.5 Skandapurāṇa 17.17.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.5) nigrahaṃ sa baleḥ paścātkariṣyati mama priyam .. yuddhaṃ vinā kathaṃ stheyaṃ vartamānaṃ maholbaṇam .. 5 .. > Afterward he will subdue Bali, which will please me. / How can one remain in the present, fierce \[state of affairs\] without a war? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.4) - [Next: 17.17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.6) - [Up: 17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.17.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.5) · Pramāṇa