[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) › 1.4.1.51 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.51 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.51 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.51) yadi lābhe na yatnaste mūlaṃ rakṣa prayatnataḥ.. mahatā puṇyamūlyena krīyate kāyanaustvayā.. 2.51 .. > If you have no effort toward gain, protect the root with diligence. / With the great price of merit, you have bought the boat of the body, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.50) - [Next: 1.4.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.52) - [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.1.4.1.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.51) · Pramāṇa