[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) › 5.40.27 # Skandapurana 5.40.27 Skandapurāṇa 5.40.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.40.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.27) atha maṃkaṇakonāma maharṣiḥ saṃśitavrataḥ .. kṣetre tatra samāyāto viṣavidyāvicakṣaṇaḥ .. 27 .. > Then a great seer named Maṅkaṇaka, strict in his vows / and expert in the science of poisons, arrived at that sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.40.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.26) - [Next: 5.40.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.28) - [Up: 5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.40.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.27) · Pramāṇa