[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) › 5.118.16 # Skandapurana 5.118.16 Skandapurāṇa 5.118.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.118.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.16) atha taṃ sa muniḥ prāha na me syādvacanaṃ vṛthā .. tasmādyāvatsthitāḥ prāṇāstāvaditthaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 16 .. > Then that sage said to him: 'My word cannot be in vain; / therefore, as long as your life-breaths remain, it shall be so, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.118.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.15) - [Next: 5.118.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.17) - [Up: 5.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.118.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.118.16) · Pramāṇa