[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) › 5.170.17 # Skandapurana 5.170.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.170.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.170.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.170.17) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. nāhamastraṃ prayuṃjāmi viśvāmitravadhecchayā .. ātmarakṣākṛte deva astramastreṇa śāmayan .. 17 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / “I do not employ a weapon out of a desire to kill Viśvāmitra; / for the sake of self-defense, O god, I pacify weapon with weapon. 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.170.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.170.16) - [Next: 5.170.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.170.18) - [Up: 5.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.170) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.170.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.170.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.170.17) · Pramāṇa