[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) › 6.3.209.54 # Skandapurana 6.3.209.54 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.209.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.209.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.54) janitā copanetā ca yastu vidyāṃ prayacchati . annadātā bhayatrātā pañcaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ .. 209.54 .. > The progenitor, the initiator, the one who imparts learning, / the giver of food, and the protector from fear—these five are remembered as fathers.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.209.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.53) - [Next: 6.3.209.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.55) - [Up: 6.3.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.209.54) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.209.54) — Sanskrit - [Vṛddhacāṇakya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.canakyaniti*vrddha.5-22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.54) · Pramāṇa