[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) › 5.213.23 # Skandapurana 5.213.23 Skandapurāṇa 5.213.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.213.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.23) .. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .. .. kṣatriyaśca sthitaḥ pūrvaṃ viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ .. mṛgayāsu paribhrāṃto vasiṣṭhasya tadā''śramam.. praviṣṭaḥ kṣutpipāsārttaḥ sa tenātha prapūjitaḥ .. 23 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Formerly, King Viśvāmitra was a kṣatriya. / Roaming about on hunting expeditions, he then entered the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha, / afflicted with hunger and thirst, and was hospitably honored by him. 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.213.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.22) - [Next: 5.213.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.24) - [Up: 5.213](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.213.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.23) · Pramāṇa