[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) › 5.148.6 # Skandapurana 5.148.6 Skandapurāṇa 5.148.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.148.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.148.6) .. sūta uvāca .. .. ādyaikā devatā loke bahurūpā vyavasthitā .. devatānāṃ hitārthāya daityapakṣakṣayāya ca .. 6 .. > Sūta said: / In the beginning, one single deity remained in the world in manifold forms / for the welfare of the deities and for the destruction of the Daityas' faction. (6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.148.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.148.5) - [Next: 5.148.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.148.7) - [Up: 5.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.148) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.148.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.148.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.148.6) · Pramāṇa