[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) › 1.4.1.62 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.62 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.62 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.62) ekajanmasukhasyārthe sahasrāṇi vilāpayet.. prājño janmasahasreṣu saṃcinotyekajanmani.. 2.62 .. > For the sake of happiness in a single birth, \[a fool\] would waste thousands \[of lives\]; / The wise man amasses in a single birth \[merit\] for thousands of births. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.61) - [Next: 1.4.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.63) - [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.1.4.1.62) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.62) · Pramāṇa