[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) › 1.4.44.39 # Skandapurana 1.4.44.39 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.44.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.44.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.39) rāgābhibhūtaḥ puruṣaḥ kāmena parikṛṣyate.. icchā saṃjāyate cāsya tatastṛṣṇā pravardhate.. 46.39 .. > A man overcome by passion is dragged along by desire; / and longing is born in him, from which craving expands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.44.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.38) - [Next: 1.4.44.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.40) - [Up: 1.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.44.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.39) · Pramāṇa