[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) › 6.3.186.6 # Skandapurana 6.3.186.6 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.186.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.186.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.6) śrīmaheśa uvāca - durlabhaḥ prāṇināṃ tāta yo varaḥ prārthito'nagha . devadevasya vāhanaṃ dvijendratvaṃ sudurlabham .. 186.6 .. > Śrī Maheśa said: > "Difficult for living beings to attain, dear child, is the boon you have requested, O sinless one: / to be the mount of the God of gods, and kingship over birds, is exceedingly hard to attain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.186.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.5) - [Next: 6.3.186.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.7) - [Up: 6.3.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.186.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.186.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.186.6) · Pramāṇa