[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) › 5.198.74 # Skandapurana 5.198.74 Skandapurāṇa 5.198.74 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.198.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.74) āyudhānāṃ yathā vajraṃ sarasāṃ sāgaro yathā .. śreṣṭhasthānajaviprāṇāṃ tathāṣṭakulasaṃbhavaḥ .. 74 .. > As the thunderbolt among weapons, as the ocean among bodies of water, / so is one born of eight noble families among the brahmins born of the place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.198.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.73) - [Next: 5.198.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.75) - [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.5.198.74) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.199.74) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.74) · Pramāṇa