[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.p5 # Skandapurana 7.2.p5 Skandapurāṇa 7.2.p5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.2.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.p5) kadācit svagṛhaṃ1 prāptaṃ kaśyapaṃ dvipadāmvaram2 . apṛcchaddhimavān praśnaṃ loke khyātikaraṃ nu3 kim . . 1 . . kenākṣayāśca lokāḥ syuḥ khyātiśca paramā mune4 . tathaiva5 cārcanīyatvaṃ satsu tat6 kathayasva me . . 2 . . > Once Himavān asked a question of Kaśyapa, the best of two-footed beings, who had arrived at his house: / "What, pray, brings renown in the world? / By what, O sage, do worlds become imperishable and renown supreme, / and likewise venerability among the good? Tell me that!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.p4) - [Next: 7.2.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.p6) - [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.p5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.34.57) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.2.p5) · Pramāṇa