[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) › 5.209.53 # Skandapurana 5.209.53 Skandapurāṇa 5.209.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.209.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.53) atha dhanvatarirvaidyaḥ svabuddhyā pṛthivīpate .. nāgālāne yato jātā nāgavallī bhaviṣyati .. 53 .. > Then the physician Dhanvantari, through his own discernment, O lord of the earth, \[reflected\]: / 'Since it grew at the tethering-post of an elephant (nāga), it shall be the nāgavallī (betel-vine). 53. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.209.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.52) - [Next: 5.209.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.54) - [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.5.209.53) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [TĀMBŪLAMAÑJARĪ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pathya.tambulamanjari.4.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.209.53) · Pramāṇa