[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) › 1.4.30.150 # Skandapurana 1.4.30.150 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.30.150 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.30.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.30.150) smarātmānaṃ yadarthaṃ tvamutpanno'si maheśvarāt.. sādhūnāṃ pālanārthāya duṣṭasaṃharaṇāya ca.. suraviprakṛte janma jīvitaṃ ca mahātmanām.. 32.150 .. > Remember yourself, and the purpose for which you were born from Maheśvara: > for the protection of the virtuous and the destruction of the wicked. > The birth and life of noble souls is for the sake of the gods and brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.30.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.30.149) - [Next: 1.4.30.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.30.151) - [Up: 1.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.30.150) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.30.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.30.150) · Pramāṇa