[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) › 10.20 # Skandapurana 10.20 Skandapurāṇa 10.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.20) vātako jalahartā ca dhānyahartā ca mūṣakaḥ . aprāptayauvanāṃ gacchan bhavetsarpa iti śrutiḥ .. 159.20 .. > A stealer of water becomes afflicted by wind, and a stealer of grain becomes a mouse; / approaching a girl who has not reached puberty, one becomes a serpent, so says the tradition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.19) - [Next: 10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.21) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.10.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.20) · Pramāṇa