[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) › 5.57.2 # Skandapurana 5.57.2 Skandapurāṇa 5.57.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.57.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.2) śaṃtanordayitaḥ putro gāṃgeya iti viśrutaḥ .. āsītpurā varo nṛṇāmūrdhvaretāḥ suviśrutaḥ .. 2 .. > Formerly, there was a beloved son of Śaṃtanu, renowned as Gāṅgeya, / the best of men, celebrated as one whose semen flows upward (ūrdhvaretas). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.57.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.1) - [Next: 5.57.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.3) - [Up: 5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.57.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.2) · Pramāṇa