[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) › 1.4.40.56 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.56 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.56) kāyaḥ sugandhatoyādyairyatnenāpi susaṃskṛtaḥ.. na jahāti svakaṃ bhāvaṃ śvapucchamiva nāmitam.. 42.56 .. > Though carefully adorned with fragrant waters and the like, the body > does not abandon its innate nature, just like a dog's bent tail \[when straightened\]. 42.56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.55) - [Next: 1.4.40.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.57) - [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.1.4.40.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.56) · Pramāṇa