[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) › 5.167.189\_31 # Skandapurana 5.167.189\_31 Skandapurāṇa 5.167.189\_31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.167.189\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.189_31) tataḥ strīrūpamādāya provāca munipuṃgavam.. sāmavedastu vedānāṃ prādhānyena vyavasthitaḥ..48.. vidhinā tena saṃsṛṣṭā viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā.. mā kurutvapramāṇaṃtu prahāraṃ saha me mune .. rakṣayiṣyāmi te prāṇānsvalpasparśena te mune .. 49 .. > Then, assuming the form of a woman, she spoke to the bull among sages: / "The Sāmaveda stands as foremost among the Vedas; / I was created according to its rite by the wise Viśvāmitra. / Do not make \[it\] of no authority; endure my strike, O sage! / I will spare your life with a light touch, O sage." / 48–49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.167.189\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.189_30) - [Next: 5.167.189\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.189_32) - [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.5.167.189_31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.189_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.189_31) · Pramāṇa