[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) › 6.3.1.31 # Skandapurana 6.3.1.31 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.1.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.1.31) sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca . vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam .. 1.31 .. > Creation, secondary creation, lineage, the Manu-periods, / and the history of lineages: this is the fivefold characteristic of a Purāṇa. (1.31) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.1.30) - [Next: 6.3.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.1.32) - [Up: 6.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.1.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.1.31) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.1.31) · Pramāṇa