[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) › 5.71.9 # Skandapurana 5.71.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.71.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.71.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.9) tatastu devatāḥ sarvāstasya nāma pracakrire .. skandanādretaso bhūmau skanda ityeva sādaram .. 9 .. > Then all the deities respectfully gave him the name / "Skanda," because of the spilling (skandana) of the semen upon the ground. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.71.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.8) - [Next: 5.71.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.10) - [Up: 5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.71.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.71.9) · Pramāṇa