[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) › 6.3.72.7 # Skandapurana 6.3.72.7 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.72.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.72.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.72.7) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - yathāyathā tvaṃ nṛpa bhāṣase ca tathātathā me sukhameti bhāratī . śaithilyatā vā jarayānvitasya tvatsauhṛdaṃ naśyati naiva tāta . śṛṇuṣva tasmātsaha bāndhavaiśca kathāmimāṃ pāpaharāṃ praśastām .. 72.7 .. > Glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said: > Just as you speak, O king, so too does my speech find joy. > Though I am beset with old age and weakness, father, my affection for you does not perish at all. > Therefore listen, along with your kinsmen, to this praised tale that removes sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.72.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.72.6) - [Next: 6.3.72.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.72.8) - [Up: 6.3.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.72) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.72.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.72.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.72.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.72.7) · Pramāṇa