[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) › 1.4.14.1 # Skandapurana 1.4.14.1 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.14.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.1) .. tāraka uvāca.. rājyena bud‌budābhena strībhirakṣaiśca pānakaiḥ.. mohito janma labdhvātra tyajate pauruṣaṃ naraḥ.. 16.1 .. > Tāraka said: / "A man who, having gained a birth here, is infatuated with royalty that resembles a bubble, / with women, dice, and intoxicating drinks, abandons manly valour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.13.62\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.13.62_1) - [Next: 1.4.14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.2) - [Up: 1.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.14.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.1) · Pramāṇa