[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) › 5.40.45 # Skandapurana 5.40.45 Skandapurāṇa 5.40.45 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.40.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.45) tataḥ provāca taṃ vipraṃ sa devo dvijasattamāḥ .. yasyāṃguṣṭhāgrato mahyaṃ niṣkrāṃtaṃ bhasma pāṃḍuram .. 45 .. > Then that god spoke to that brahmin, O best of brahmins: / 'I, from the tip of whose thumb white ash has come forth— 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.40.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.44) - [Next: 5.40.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.46) - [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.5.40.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.45) · Pramāṇa