[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) › 1.4.40.138 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.138 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.138 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.138) duṣṭānāṃ ghātanaṃ loke pāśena ca nibandhanam.. evaṃ sarīsṛpāṇāṃ ca duḥkhaṃ mātarmuhurmuhuḥ.. 42.138 .. > The slaughter of the wicked in the world, and binding with a noose— / thus, O mother, time and again is the misery of reptiles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.137) - [Next: 1.4.40.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.139) - [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.1.4.40.138) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.138) · Pramāṇa