[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) › 5.196.3 # Skandapurana 5.196.3 Skandapurāṇa 5.196.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.196.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.196.3) sa vedādhyayanaṃ cakre yauvane samupasthite .. vayasyaiḥ saṃmataiḥ sārdhaṃ sadā hāsya parāyaṇaiḥ .. 3 .. > When his youth arrived, he engaged in Vedic study / alongside trusted companions of his own age, who were always devoted to jesting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.196.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.196.2) - [Next: 5.196.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.196.4) - [Up: 5.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.196) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.196.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.197.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.196.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.196.3) · Pramāṇa