[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) › 5.211.6 # Skandapurana 5.211.6 Skandapurāṇa 5.211.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.211.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.211.6) brahmaṇaḥ spardhayā yena purā sṛṣṭirdvijottamāḥ .. prārabdhā ca tato devaiḥ praṇipatya nivāritaḥ .. 6 .. > by whom, in rivalry with Brahmā of old, O best of the twice-born, a creation / was commenced, and then he was dissuaded by the gods who bowed down \[to him\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.211.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.211.5) - [Next: 5.211.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.211.7) - [Up: 5.211](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.211) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.211.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.211.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.211.6) · Pramāṇa