[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) › 5.229.9 # Skandapurana 5.229.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.229.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.229.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.229.9) vāyubhakṣastato jātastāvatkālaṃ dvijottamāḥ .. aṃguṣṭhāgreṇa bhūpṛṣṭhaṃ sparśamāno jitendriyaḥ .. 9 .. > Then he became one who feeds on air for the same length of time, O best of the twice-born, / touching the surface of the earth only with the tip of his big toe, with senses conquered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.229.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.229.8) - [Next: 5.229.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.229.10) - [Up: 5.229](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.229) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.229.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.229.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.229.9) · Pramāṇa