[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) › 17.9.38 # Skandapurana 17.9.38 Skandapurāṇa 17.9.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.38) pitā me himavānastu menāgarbhe bhavāmyaham .. atrāṃtare(?) himavatā tapasā toṣito haraḥ .. pratyakṣaṃ darśanaṃ dattvā himavaṃtaṃ vaco'bravīt .. 38 .. > "May Himavān be my father; may I be born from the womb of Menā!" / Meanwhile, Hara was pleased by the austerity of Himavat; / granting him his direct darśana, he spoke these words to Himavat: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.37) - [Next: 17.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.39) - [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.17.9.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.38) · Pramāṇa