[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) › 1.4.1.40 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.40 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.40) ..sārasvata uvāca.. yanmāṃ sarasvatī prāha sāraṃ vakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu.. chāyākāraṃ jagatsarvamutpattikṣayadharmi ca.. vārāṃganānetrabhaṃgasvadvadbhaṃgurameva tat.. 2.40 .. > Sārasvata said: / “Listen to that essence which the Sarasvatī told me, and which I shall tell you: / The entire world is like a shadow, subject to origination and destruction; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.39) - [Next: 1.4.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.41) - [Up: 1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.1.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.40) · Pramāṇa