[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) › 5.262.16 # Skandapurana 5.262.16 Skandapurāṇa 5.262.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.262.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.262.16) tridaṃḍī sa tu vijñeyo jñāte deve niraṃjane .. manodaṇḍaḥ karmadaṇḍo vāgdaṃḍo yasya yoginaḥ .. 16 .. > He is to be known as a bearer of three staves (tridaṇḍin) when the spotless God is known; / the yogin whose staff is the mind, whose staff is action, and whose staff is speech— (16) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.262.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.262.15) - [Next: 5.262.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.262.17) - [Up: 5.262](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.262) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.262.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.262.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.262.16) · Pramāṇa