[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) › 6.3.200.3 # Skandapurana 6.3.200.3 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.200.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.200.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.3) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - padmā padmāsanasthenādhiṣṭhitā padmayoginī . sāvitratejaḥsadṛśī sāvitrī tena cocyate .. 200.3 .. > The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: / She is Padmā, seated upon a lotus posture, an ascetic woman associated with the lotus; / she resembles the splendor of the sun, and therefore she is called Sāvitrī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.200.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.2) - [Next: 6.3.200.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.4) - [Up: 6.3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.200.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.200.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.3) · Pramāṇa