[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) › 1.4.44.42 # Skandapurana 1.4.44.42 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.44.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.44.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.42) anādyaṃtā tu sā tṛṣṇā hyaṃtardehagatā nṛṇām.. vināśayati saṃbhūtā lohaṃ lohamalo yathā.. 46.42 .. > That craving, having no beginning or end, residing within the bodies of men, / destroys them once born, just as rust destroys iron. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.44.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.41) - [Next: 1.4.44.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.43) - [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.1.4.44.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.42) · Pramāṇa