[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) › 5.10.10 # Skandapurana 5.10.10 Skandapurāṇa 5.10.10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.10) .. mṛgyuvāca .. .. satyametanmahīpāla yattvayā parikīrtitam .. kṣattriyāṇāṃ vadhārthāya mṛgāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā .. 6.10.10.. > The doe said: > It is true, O king, what you have declared: > deer were created by the self-manifest \[Brahmā\] for the slaughter of kṣatriyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.9) - [Next: 5.10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.11) - [Up: 5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.10.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.10) · Pramāṇa