[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) › 17.9.7 # Skandapurana 17.9.7 Skandapurāṇa 17.9.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.7) vibhajātmānamityuktvā brahmā cāṃtardadhe bhayāt .. tathoktosau dvidhā strītvaṃ puruṣatvaṃ tathā'karot .. 7 .. > Saying 'Divide yourself!', Brahmā vanished in fear. / Being addressed thus, he divided himself twofold into femaleness and maleness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.6) - [Next: 17.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.8) - [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.17.9.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.11.3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.7) · Pramāṇa