[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) › 17.19.6 # Skandapurana 17.19.6 Skandapurāṇa 17.19.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.19.6) kṛtvā mahīmalpatarāṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā tu vāmanam.. padatrayaṃ yācayitvā viśvarūpamagāḥ katham .. 6 .. > ‘Having made the earth so very small and having made your body a dwarf, / and having begged for three steps, how did you attain the universal form? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.19.5) - [Next: 17.19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.19.7) - [Up: 17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.19.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.19.6) · Pramāṇa