[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) › 5.167.17 # Skandapurana 5.167.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.167.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.167.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.17) .. viśvāmitra uvāca .. .. yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva yadi deyo varo mama .. brāhmaṇyaṃ dehi me deva nānyadiṣṭatamaṃ mahat .. 17 .. .. > Viśvāmitra said: > “If you are pleased with me, O god, if a boon is to be given to me, > grant me the status of a brāhmaṇa, O god; nothing else is most dear \[to me\].” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.167.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.16) - [Next: 5.167.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.189) - [Up: 5.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.167.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.17) · Pramāṇa