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# Skandapurana 1.4.66.47

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.66.47

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.4.66.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.66.47)

āho mānuṣyakaṃ janma sarvajanmasu durlabham..  
tṛṇavatkriyate kaiścidyoṣinmūḍhairdurādharaiḥ.. 1.47 ..

> Ah, human birth is rare among all births,  
> yet it is treated like a blade of grass by some who are infatuated with women and uncontrollable!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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