[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) › 1.4.16.16 # Skandapurana 1.4.16.16 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.16.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.16.16) yathālpabodhaṃ puruṣaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃsārasaṃbhavam.. tathāsya hṛdayaṃ bhittvā jagāma dharaṇītalam.. 18.16 .. > just as sorrow arising from worldly existence pierces a man of little understanding; / thus having pierced his heart, it went into the earth's surface. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.16.15) - [Next: 1.4.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.16.17) - [Up: 1.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.16.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.16.16) · Pramāṇa