[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) › 5.86.23 # Skandapurana 5.86.23 Skandapurāṇa 5.86.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.86.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86.23) gacchamānaḥ kṣayaṃ pakṣaṃ vṛddhiṃ pakṣaṃ ca saddvijāḥ .. sāpi devī tataḥ proktā saptaviṃśatikā kṣitau .. sarvasaubhāgyadā strīṇāṃ tasminkṣetre vyavasthitā .. 23 .. > undergoing waning for one fortnight and waxing for one fortnight, O good twice-born. / That goddess, established in that sacred field, / is therefore called Saptaviṃśatikā on earth, granting all good fortune to women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.86.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86.22) - [Next: 5.86.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86.24) - [Up: 5.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.86.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.86.23) · Pramāṇa