[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) › 1.4.8.27 # Skandapurana 1.4.8.27 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.8.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.27) svārthodyuktadhiyo ye syuranvarthāstepyasuṃdharāḥ.. maraṇaṃ prakṛtiścaiva jīvitaṃ vikṛtiryadā.. 10.27 .. > Those whose minds are devoted to their own self-interest, though bearing life-breaths, are useless. / When death is the natural state and life is merely an alteration, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.26) - [Next: 1.4.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.28) - [Up: 1.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.8.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.8.27) · Pramāṇa