[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) › 17.2.2 # Skandapurana 17.2.2 Skandapurāṇa 17.2.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.2.2) yatra sākṣādbhavo devaḥ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakaḥ .. pṛthivyāṃ sa tvadhiṣṭhātā tattvānāmādimaḥ prabhuḥ .. 2 .. > Where the god Bhava is present in visible form, the cause of creation and dissolution, / he is the presiding deity upon earth, the primeval lord of the principles. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.2.1) - [Next: 17.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.2.3) - [Up: 17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.2.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.2.2) · Pramāṇa