[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) › 7.16.24\_95 # Skandapurana 7.16.24\_95 Skandapurāṇa 7.16.24\_95 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.16.24\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.24_95) ityevaṃ vṛcchatīṃ pṛcchāṃ śikṣāṃ dīkṣāṃ kriyāṃ matim7 . umāmanupamāṃ deva idaṃ vacanamabravīt . .6. . sūkṣmārthaṃ eṣa rambhoru yaṃ pṛcchasi varānane . ahaṃ te taṃ8 pravakṣyāmi śailendratanayevyaye . .7. . koṣṭhajāttanayādyasmād bhūmijastanayo varaḥ . śālmalau vaitaraṇyāṃ ca asipatravaneṣu ca . .8.. > To Umā, the peerless one, who was thus asking the question, > \[embodying\] instruction, initiation, action, and intellect, the God spoke these words: > "Subtle is this matter that you ask, O woman with thighs like plantain stems, O fair-faced one; > I shall declare it to you, O imperishable daughter of the king of mountains, > why a son born from the earth is better than a son born from the womb, > in the Śālmali, in the Vaitaraṇī, and in the forests of sword-leaves... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.16.24\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.24_94) - [Next: 7.16.24\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.24_96) - [Up: 7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.16.24_95) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.56.76) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Ambikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.ambikakhanda.163.8) — Sanskrit - [Prakriyāpāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.prakriyapada.57.75) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.24_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.24_95) · Pramāṇa