[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) › 5.198.161 # Skandapurana 5.198.161 Skandapurāṇa 5.198.161 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.198.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.161) na mayā paṭhito vedo na ca śāstraṃ nirūpitam.. tīrthayātrāparo'haṃ ca samāyāto bhavatpuram .. 6.199.160 abhadreṇa subhadreṇa śvaśureṇa durātmanā .. etajjānāmyahaṃ viprā gotraṃ vāsiṣṭhameva vā .. 161 .. > I did not study the Veda, nor have I examined the scriptures. / Dedicated to pilgrimages to sacred fords, I arrived at your city, / \[taken in\] by my father-in-law, the base-minded Subhadra, who is \[in truth\] un-auspicious (abhadra). / This \[much\] I know, O brahmins: either \[my\] gotra is indeed Vāsiṣṭha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.198.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.159) - [Next: 5.198.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.162) - [Up: 5.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.198.161) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.199.161) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.161) · Pramāṇa