[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) › 7.2.40\_42 # Skandapurana 7.2.40\_42 Skandapurāṇa 7.2.40\_42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.2.40\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_42) etat tattri45 kumārīkaṃ46 jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam . etāsāṃ tapasā lokān47 yāvad bhūmirdhariṣyati . .8.11.3 0 .. > This world of moving and unmoving beings is guarded by the three maidens. / By the austerity of these \[maidens\], as long as the earth endures, \[she\] will sustain the worlds.30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.2.40\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_41) - [Next: 7.2.40\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_43) - [Up: 7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.2.40_42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.40_42) · Pramāṇa