[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) › 6.3.227.55 # Skandapurana 6.3.227.55 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.227.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.227.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.55) tiryagyavodarāṇyaṣṭāvūrdhvā vā vrīhayastrayaḥ . pramāṇamaṅgulasyāhurvitastirdvādaśāṃgulā .. 227.55 .. > Eight middles of barley grains laid crosswise, or three rice grains lengthwise, / are said to be the measure of a finger-breadth (aṅgula); a span (vitasti) is twelve finger-breadths. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.227.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.54) - [Next: 6.3.227.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.56) - [Up: 6.3.227](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.227.55) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.227.55) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.55) · Pramāṇa