[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) › 5.208.5 # Skandapurana 5.208.5 Skandapurāṇa 5.208.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.208.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.5) ānartādhipatiḥ pūrvamāsīdanyo mahīpatiḥ .. yathā tvaṃ sāṃprataṃ bhūmau sarvalokaprapālakaḥ .. 5 .. > Formerly, there was another ruler of the earth, the king of Ānarta, / just as you are now on earth the protector of all the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.208.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.4) - [Next: 5.208.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.6) - [Up: 5.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.208.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.5) · Pramāṇa