[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) › 14.16.17 # Skandapurana 14.16.17 Skandapurāṇa 14.16.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.17) .. stryuvāca .. .. pativratāhaṃ viprendrāḥ sadā bhartṛparāyaṇā .. kiṃ rūpeṇa kariṣyāmi vinā patyā nijena ca .. 17 .. > The woman said: / 'I am a devoted wife, O best of the twice-born, always dedicated to my husband. / What will I do with beauty without my own husband? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.16) - [Next: 14.16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.18) - [Up: 14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.16.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.17) · Pramāṇa