[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) › 5.209.12 # Skandapurana 5.209.12 Skandapurāṇa 5.209.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.209.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.12) amṛtārthaṃ purā devairmathitaḥ kalaśodadhiḥ .. manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim .. 12 .. > Long ago, for the sake of nectar, the jar-like ocean was churned by the gods, / making Mandara the churning stick and Vāsuki the churning rope. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.209.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.11) - [Next: 5.209.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.13) - [Up: 5.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.209.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [TĀMBŪLAMAÑJARĪ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pathya.tambulamanjari.4.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.12) · Pramāṇa