[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) › 5.278.8 # Skandapurana 5.278.8 Skandapurāṇa 5.278.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.278.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.278.8) yathā hi varṣato dhārā yathā vā divi tārakāḥ .. gaṃgāyāṃ sikatā yadvattadvatsaṃkhyā na vidyate .. 8 .. > Just as the streams of falling rain, or as the stars in the sky, / or as the grains of sand in the Gaṅgā, so their count does not exist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.278.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.278.7) - [Next: 5.278.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.278.9) - [Up: 5.278](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.278) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.278.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.278.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.278.8) · Pramāṇa