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# Skandapurana 1.3.6.72

Skandapurāṇa 1.3.6.72

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.3.6.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6.72)

śikṣāpayitumārabdho maivaṃ kāryamiti prabho..  
yathāhaṃ ca śriyā yukta āḍhyo'haṃ balavānaham..  
tathā tvaṃ bhava re mūḍha mā mūḍhatvamupārjaya.. 8.72 ..

> "He began to instruct \[me\], O lord: 'This must not be done!  
> As I am endowed with fortune, wealthy, and strong,  
> so should you become, you fool; do not foster foolishness!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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