[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) › 1.3.29.63 # Skandapurana 1.3.29.63 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.29.63 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.29.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.29.63) yāvatkāmaśca lobhaśca rāgadveṣau vyavasthitau.. nāpnuvaṃti ca tāṃ siddhiṃ śabdamātraikabodhakāḥ.. 31.63 .. > As long as desire and greed, passion and aversion remain, / those who merely understand mere words do not attain that perfection. (31.63) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.29.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.29.62) - [Next: 1.3.29.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.29.64) - [Up: 1.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.29.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.29.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.29.63) · Pramāṇa