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# Skandapurana 1.3.8.49

Skandapurāṇa 1.3.8.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.3.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.8.49)

dhūmātparamayovahnirdhūmavatpratibhāsate..  
prakṛtyaṃtargastvaṃ hi lakṣyase jñānisaṃbhavaḥ..  
prakṛtyaṃtargatastvaṃ hi māyāvyaktiritīyase.. 10.49 ..

> The fire beyond smoke appears like smoke. / Abiding within primordial matter, you are perceived as the origin of the knower; / abiding within primordial matter, you are known as the manifestation of māyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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