[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) › 5.176.12 # Skandapurana 5.176.12 Skandapurāṇa 5.176.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.176.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176.12) pṛthivyāpaśca tejaśca vāyurākāśameva ca .. sṛṣṭyarthaṃ rakṣayedeṣā tataḥ syātpaṃcapiṃḍikā .. 12 .. > Earth, water, fire, wind, and space— / she preserves them for the purpose of creation; hence she exists as five lumps. 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.176.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176.11) - [Next: 5.176.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176.13) - [Up: 5.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.176.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.176.12) · Pramāṇa