[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) › 5.26.18 # Skandapurana 5.26.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.26.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.26.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.26.18) .. yama uvāca .. .. asaṃkhyā narakā vipra yathā prāṇigaṇāḥ kṣitau .. kṛtsnaśaḥ kathituṃ śakyā naivavarṣaśatairapi .. 18 .. > Yama said: > "Hells are innumerable, O brahmin, just as the hosts of living beings upon the earth; / they cannot possibly be told in their entirety, even in hundreds of years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.26.17) - [Next: 5.26.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.26.19) - [Up: 5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.26.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.26.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.26.18) · Pramāṇa