[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) › 17.8.16 # Skandapurana 17.8.16 Skandapurāṇa 17.8.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.16) anena tvaṃ kṛtaḥ pūrvamahaṃ paścāttvayā kṛtaḥ .. brahmāṃḍaṃ kūrmarūpeṇa dhṛtamasya prasādataḥ .. 16 .. > you were created by him first, and I was created later by you. / By his grace the universe was supported in the form of a tortoise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.15) - [Next: 17.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.17) - [Up: 17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.8.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.8.16) · Pramāṇa