[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) › 6.3.5.16 # Skandapurana 6.3.5.16 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.5.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.16) vāyoḥ sakāśācca mayā tenāpi ca maheśvarāt . aśakyatvānmanuṣyāṇāṃ saṃkṣiptamṛṣibhiḥ purā .. 5.16 .. > and \[it was received\] by me from Vāyu, and by him from Maheśvara. > Because of the incapacity of human beings, it was condensed by the seers of old. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.15) - [Next: 6.3.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.17) - [Up: 6.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.5.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.5.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.16) · Pramāṇa