[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) › 5.165.40 # Skandapurana 5.165.40 Skandapurāṇa 5.165.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.165.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.40) atītānāgataṃ vetti vinā liṃgairbhavāniha .. tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me yathā syādbrāhmaṇaḥ sutaḥ .. kṣatriyasya tu putrasya bhavānnārhaḥ kathaṃcana .. 6.166.40 .. > You know the past and the future without external signs here. / Therefore, grant me grace, so that my son may be a brahmin; / for a kṣatriya son is by no means fit for you.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.165.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.39) - [Next: 5.165.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.41) - [Up: 5.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.165.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.40) · Pramāṇa