[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) › 5.213.49 # Skandapurana 5.213.49 Skandapurāṇa 5.213.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.213.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.49) krīḍārthaṃ mama putro'yaṃ bālabhāvaḥ prakalpitaḥ .. gajavaktro mahākāyo laṃbodaralaghūrukaḥ .. 4- .. tato'hamanayā proktaḥ sajīvaḥ kriyatāmayam .. putrako me yathā bhāvī loke pūjya tamo vibho .. 49 .. > For sport, this son of mine was fashioned in childhood form: / elephant-faced, huge-bodied, pot-bellied, with short thighs. / Then I was told by her: 'Let this one be brought to life, / so that my little son may become most worthy of worship in the world, O Lord.' (48–49) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.213.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.47) - [Next: 5.213.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.50) - [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.5.213.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.213.49) · Pramāṇa