[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) › 6.3.5.8 # Skandapurana 6.3.5.8 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.5.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.8) añjaneti kimarthaṃ vā kimarthaṃ suraseti ca . mandākinī kimarthaṃ ca śoṇaśceti kathaṃ bhavet .. 5.8 .. > Why is she called Añjanā, and why Surasā? > Why Mandākinī, and how does she come to be Śoṇā? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.7) - [Next: 6.3.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.9) - [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.6.3.5.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.5.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.5.8) · Pramāṇa