[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) › 7.17.p16 # Skandapurana 7.17.p16 Skandapurāṇa 7.17.p16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.17.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p16) sanatkumāra uvāca āmantriteṣu vipreṣu nārāyaṇapadatraye1 . nandinyatha nivṛtte ca gaṇayūthapayūthape . . 1 . . bhagavān kratukāmaghnaḥ pūṣṇo dantanipātanaḥ . mālī maulī balī kālaḥ kāle vacanamavravīt . . 2. . ambike jagataḥ2 sarve brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaḥ2 samāḥ . āmantritā varārohe kuru yatte manogatam . . 3 . . sa yatrāśokatarukaḥ putrakaste bhaviṣyati . tatra sajjīkaropyanna4mannadaḥ piṅgalaḥ5 priye . .4.. - - - -- - - - - - - - - 28... bhimantrya - ka . 29 damayamamaṃyanaśaucasatvayuktāḥ - ka, damaśama - kha. gha. . 30 mayeti - kha. . 1 trilokapuravāsiṣu - gha . 2... dhyāgatā - gha. . 3 brahmaṇā (?) . 4 karotvannaṃ - ka, karod devi - gha . 2.., tva - ka., piñjalaḥ - ka. . - - - -- - - - - - - - - > Sanatkumāra said: / When the brahmins had been invited throughout the three strides of Nārāyaṇa, and Nandin, the leader of the hosts of attendants, had returned, / the blessed Lord, the destroyer of the sacrifice and of Kāma, the knocker-out of Pūṣan's teeth, wearing a garland, bearing a diadem, mighty, the Embodiment of Time, spoke these words at that time: / 'O Ambikā, all the brahmins of the world are like Brahmā. / They have been invited, O fair-hipped lady; do what you desire in your mind. / Where that small aśoka tree is, which will become your son, / let Piṅgala, the giver of food, prepare the food there, O beloved.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.17.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p15) - [Next: 7.17.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p17) - [Up: 7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.17.p16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.17.p16) · Pramāṇa