[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) › 1.4.40.174 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.174 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.174 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.174) brahmacaryaṃ ca saṃsevyaṃ gārhasthya śrṛṇu yādṛśam.. patnī prakṛtirūpā me taccitto nāsmi karhicit.. 42.174 .. > And celibacy is to be practiced; listen to the nature of the householder's life: / my wife has the form of Prakṛti, \[yet\] I am never attached to her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.173) - [Next: 1.4.40.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.175) - [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.1.4.40.174) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.174) · Pramāṇa