[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) › 7.8.34\_151 # Skandapurana 7.8.34\_151 Skandapurāṇa 7.8.34\_151 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8.34\_151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_151) śaṃkukarṇa uvāca lokā naśyantu yūyaṃ vā na praveśaḥ pradīyate . vinaṣṭān9 punareveśaḥ srakṣyate bhuvaneśvaraḥ . . 1 9. . sraṣṭā sa eva bhūtānāṃ sa vināśayitā tathā . taṃ vinā kaḥ surāḥ śakto lokānnāśayituṃ vibhum . .8.73.20 .. > Śaṅkukarṇa said: > "Let the worlds perish, or you yourselves—entrance is not granted. > Even if they are destroyed, the Lord, the master of the world, will create them again. > He alone is the creator of beings; he likewise is their destroyer. > Who, O gods, could destroy the worlds without that all-pervading Lord? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.8.34\_150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_150) - [Next: 7.8.34\_152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_152) - [Up: 7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.8.34_151) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_151) · Pramāṇa