[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) › 1.4.2.86 # Skandapurana 1.4.2.86 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.2.86 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.86) paṭhitvā sakalaṃ janma brahmacāri yathā vṛthā.. bahukleśātprāptabhāryaḥ sāvṛthā'priyavādinī.. 4.86 .. > Just as a student of the Veda, having studied his whole life, is in vain; / just as a wife obtained through great trouble, if she speaks unpleasant words, is in vain; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.85) - [Next: 1.4.2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.87) - [Up: 1.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.2.86) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.86) · Pramāṇa