[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) › 5.270.16 # Skandapurana 5.270.16 Skandapurāṇa 5.270.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.270.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.270.16) iṃdradyumnaṃ pravakṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ munisattamāḥ.. yadvaṃśo yatprabhāvaśca sarvabhūpālamānitaḥ..15.. iṃdradyumno mahīpāla āsītpūrvaṃ dvijottamāḥ.. brāhmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca sādhulokaprapālakaḥ.. yajvā dānapatirdakṣaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ..16. > Now I shall tell of Indradyumna, O best of sages: / of what lineage he was, and of what power, honored by all rulers of the earth. / In earlier times, O best of brahmins, there was a king named Indradyumna, / devoted to brahmins, a refuge, a protector of virtuous folk, / a sacrificer, a master of giving, capable, and devoted to the welfare of all beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.270.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.270.14) - [Next: 5.270.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.270.17) - [Up: 5.270](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.270) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.270.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.274.15) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.270.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.270.16) · Pramāṇa