[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) › 6.3.189.3 # Skandapurana 6.3.189.3 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.189.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.189.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.189.3) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - kathamudīrṇarūpo'bhūdvārāho dharaṇīdharaḥ . vārāhatvaṃ gataḥ kena pañcamaḥ kena saṃjñitaḥ .. 189.3 .. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: / How did the Boar, the upholder of the earth, come to have an elevated form? / Why did he assume the state of a boar, and why is he called the fifth? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.189.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.189.2) - [Next: 6.3.189.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.189.4) - [Up: 6.3.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.189) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.189.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.189.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.189.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.189.3) · Pramāṇa