[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) › 1.4.44.52 # Skandapurana 1.4.44.52 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.44.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.44.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.52) tathā kasmādidaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ jaḍaṃ viśvaṃ cidātmanā.. evaṃ yadbahudhā kleśaḥ pīḍyate hā kutastvidam.. 46.52 .. > Likewise, why was this insentient universe created by the conscious Self? / In this way, when one is afflicted by diverse suffering, alas, from where does this come? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.44.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.51) - [Next: 1.4.44.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.53) - [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.1.4.44.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.52) · Pramāṇa