[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) › 7.18.2\_39 # Skandapurana 7.18.2\_39 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.2\_39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.2\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.2_39) kaścāsāmāśrayo yena vartante tadgaṇāḥ śubhāḥ . kena mṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃ vāpi etadicchāmi veditum . .8.171.80 . . sanatkumāra uvāca atra49 te varttayiṣyāmi mātṝṇāmudbhavaṃ śubham50 . purā hi bhagavān brahmā sṛṣṭvemā vividhāḥ prajāḥ . .81 . . avekṣamāṇaḥ kāleya cacāra vibudheśvaraḥ . sa kadācit prajādhyakṣaḥ saṃdhyākāla upāgate . .82.. > And what is their support by which those auspicious hosts abide? > By whom were they sustained or produced? I wish to know this. > Sanatkumāra said: > Here I shall relate to you the auspicious origin of the Mothers. > Long ago indeed, the blessed Brahmā, having created these diverse creatures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.2\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.2_38) - [Next: 7.18.2\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.2_40) - [Up: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.18.2_39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.2_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.2_39) · Pramāṇa