[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) › 5.23.17 # Skandapurana 5.23.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.23.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.23.17) tathā mānuṣyamāpannā mṛgāstoyāvagāhanāt .. tatkathaṃ medinīpṛṣṭhe tattīrthaṃ saṃbabhūva ha .. 17 .. > and the deer attained humanity by plunging into the water. / How then did that sacred ford come to be upon the surface of the earth? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.23.16) - [Next: 5.23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.23.18) - [Up: 5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.23.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.23.17) · Pramāṇa