[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) › 17.18.100 # Skandapurana 17.18.100 Skandapurāṇa 17.18.100 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.18.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.100) mātā prakṛtirasmākaṃ svasā buddhirnigadyate .. ahaṃkārastato jāto yo'hamityanumīyate .. .. 7.2.18.100 .. > Our mother is Prakṛti; the intellect is spoken of as our sister; / from that is born the ego-sense, which is inferred as 'I'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.18.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.99) - [Next: 17.18.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.101) - [Up: 17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.18.100) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.100) · Pramāṇa