[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) › 10.38 # Skandapurana 10.38 Skandapurāṇa 10.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.38) daurhṛdasyāpradānena garbho doṣamavāpnuyāt . vairūpyaṃ maraṇaṃ vāpi tasmātkāryaṃ priyaṃ striyāḥ .. 159.38 .. > By not granting the pregnancy longings, the fetus may incur a defect, / deformity, or even death; therefore, what is pleasing to the woman must be done. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.37) - [Next: 10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.39) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.10.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Yājñavalkyasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya.3.79) — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.38) · Pramāṇa