[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) › 5.140.41 # Skandapurana 5.140.41 Skandapurāṇa 5.140.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.140.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.140.41) prapādānaṃ tathā cakre grīṣmakāle viśeṣataḥ .. tyaktvānyāḥ sakalā yāśca kriyā dharmasamudbhavāḥ .. 6.141.40 . evaṃ tasya mahīpasya vartamānasya ca dvijāḥ .. anāvṛṣṭirabhūdraudrā sarvasasyakṣayāvahā .. 41 .. > He likewise established cisterns for distributing water, especially in the summer season, / setting aside all other religious duties, O twice-born; / and while that king was living in this manner, / there occurred a dreadful drought causing the destruction of all crops. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.140.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.140.39) - [Next: 5.140.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.140.42) - [Up: 5.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.140) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.140.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.140.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.140.41) · Pramāṇa