[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) › 6.3.5.6 # Skandapurana 6.3.5.6 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.5.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.6) kathaṃ saṃharate viśvaṃ kathaṃ cāste mahārṇave . kathaṃ ca sṛjate viśvaṃ kathaṃ dhārayate prajāḥ .. 5.6 .. > How does he withdraw the universe, and how does he abide on the great ocean? > And how does he create the universe, how does he sustain creatures? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.5) - [Next: 6.3.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.7) - [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.6.3.5.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.5.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.6) · Pramāṇa