[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) › 1.4.13.18 # Skandapurana 1.4.13.18 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.13.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13.18) tyāgo hyaprāptakāmānāṃ na tathā ca guruḥ smṛtaḥ.. yathā prāptaṃ parityajya kāmaṃ kamalalocana.. śrutvaitadbrahmaṇo vākyaṃ daityaḥ prāṃjalirabravīt.. 15.18 .. > For the abandonment \[of pleasures\] by those who have not obtained their desires is not considered as great > as when one renounces a desire that has been obtained, O lotus-eyed one. > Having heard these words of Brahmā, the daitya, with folded hands, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13.17) - [Next: 1.4.13.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13.19) - [Up: 1.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.13.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13.18) · Pramāṇa