[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) › 5.56.11 # Skandapurana 5.56.11 Skandapurāṇa 5.56.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.56.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.11) .. gālava uvāca .. .. aputro'haṃ suraśreṣṭha paścime vayasi sthitaḥ .. tasmāddehi sutaṃ mahyaṃ vaṃśavṛddhikaraṃ param .. 11 .. > Gālava said: / "O best among gods, I am sonless and situated in advanced age; / therefore give me an excellent son who will increase my lineage." (11) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.56.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.10) - [Next: 5.56.11\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.11_1) - [Up: 5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.56.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.11) · Pramāṇa