[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) › 5.21.16 # Skandapurana 5.21.16 Skandapurāṇa 5.21.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.21.16) akāle'pi kumārasya kiṃciddhyātvā nije hṛdi .. kāraṇaṃ kāraṇajñaḥ sa tataḥ provāca taṃ sutam .. 16 .. > Reflecting somewhat in his heart on the cause, though it was not the proper time for the boy, / he, knowing the reasons, then spoke to that son: // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.21.15) - [Next: 5.21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.21.17) - [Up: 5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.21.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.21.16) · Pramāṇa