[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) › 17.9.13 # Skandapurana 17.9.13 Skandapurāṇa 17.9.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.13) .. rudra uvāca .. .. sṛṣṭirmayā na karttavyā karttavyā bhavatā svayam .. pālanaṃ viṣṇunā kāryaṃ saṃhartā'haṃ vyavasthitaḥ ..13.. > Rudra said: / 'Creation should not be performed by me; it should be performed by you yourself. / Preservation is to be done by Viṣṇu; I am appointed as the destroyer.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.12) - [Next: 17.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.14) - [Up: 17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.9.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.13) · Pramāṇa