[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\_1 # Skandapurana 5.167.9\_1 Skandapurāṇa 5.167.9\_1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.167.9\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9_1) .. iṃdra uvāca .. .. anenaiva śarīreṇa kṣatriyaḥ syātkathaṃ dvijaḥ .. caturviṃśatisaṃskārairdviguṇairyaḥprajāyate .. tadanyatprārthaya kṣipraṃ yatte'bhīṣṭataraṃ sthitam .. 9 .. > Indra said: > “How can a kṣatriya become a dvija in this very body, > \[a status\] which is born through twice twenty-four sacraments? > Therefore, request something else quickly, whatever remains most desired by you.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.167.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9) - [Next: 5.167.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.10) - [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_1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.167.9_1) · Pramāṇa