[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) › 5.167.9 # Skandapurana 5.167.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.167.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.167.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9) .. viśvāmitra uvāca .. .. brāhmaṇyaṃ dehi me śakra yadi tuṣṭo'si sāṃpratam .. tadarthaṃ tapasaścaryāṃ jānīhi tvaṃ puraṃdara ..9.. > Viśvāmitra said: > “Grant me the status of a brāhmaṇa, O Śakra, if you are now pleased \[with me\]. > Know, O Puraṃdara, that it is for this purpose that I have performed this austerity.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.167.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.7) - [Next: 5.167.9\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9_1) - [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.5.167.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9) · Pramāṇa