[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) › 5.56.18 # Skandapurana 5.56.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.56.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.56.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.18) tataścakre pitā nāma vaṭeśvara iti svayam .. vaṭasthena yato dattaḥ saṃtuṣṭenāṃśumālinā .. 18 .. > Then the father himself gave him the name Vaṭeśvara, / because he had been granted by the ray-garlanded \[sun\] who was pleased, standing at the banyan tree (vaṭa). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.56.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.17) - [Next: 5.56.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.19) - [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.5.56.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.18) · Pramāṇa