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# Revākhaṇḍa ascribed to the Vāyupurāṇa (RKV) 5.6

Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa) 5.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.5.6)

kathaṃ saṃharate viśvaṃ kathaṃ cāste mahārṇave /  
kathaṃ ca sṛjate viśvaṃ kathaṃ dhārayate prajāḥ //

> How does he withdraw the universe, and how does he remain upon the great ocean?  
> How does he create the universe, and how does he sustain creatures?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda~en-mt.5.6) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.6.3.5.6) — Sanskrit

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