[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) › 5.157.70 # Skandapurana 5.157.70 Skandapurāṇa 5.157.70 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.157.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.70) dharmavṛkṣasya vātālī cittapadmaśaśiprabhā .. sṛṣṭā kāmārṇavagrāhī kena mokṣadṛḍhārgalā .. 6.158.70 .. > A whirlwind to the tree of dharma, the moon's radiance to the lotus of the mind, > a female crocodile in the ocean of desire, a stout bolt across \[the door to\] liberation—by whom was woman created? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.157.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.69) - [Next: 5.157.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.71) - [Up: 5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.157.70) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.70) · Pramāṇa