[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) › 6.3.42.5 # Skandapurana 6.3.42.5 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.42.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.42.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.42.5) tāpasī tasya bhaginī yājñavalkyasya dhīmataḥ . sā saptame'pi varṣe ca vaidhavyaṃ prāpa daivataḥ .. 42.5 .. > That wise Yājñavalkya had an ascetic sister. / Through destiny, she became a widow even in her seventh year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.42.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.42.4) - [Next: 6.3.42.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.42.6) - [Up: 6.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.42.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.42.5) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.42.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.42.5) · Pramāṇa