[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) › 1.4.40.124 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.124 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.124 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.124) kṣaṇikaṃ maraṇe duḥkhamanaṃtaṃ prārthanākṛtam.. jñātaṃ mayaitadadhunā mṛto bhavati yadguruḥ.. 42.124 .. > the sorrow in death is momentary; that caused by begging is endless. / Now this has been realized by me: that a venerable person becomes as if dead \[when begging\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.123) - [Next: 1.4.40.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.125) - [Up: 1.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.40.124) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.124) · Pramāṇa