[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) › 14.36.69 # Skandapurana 14.36.69 Skandapurāṇa 14.36.69 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.36.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.69) nārīnāma tapovighnaṃ pūrvaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ svayaṃbhuvā .. argalā svargamārgasya sopānaṃ narakasya ca .. 69 .. > An obstacle to austerity, named woman, was created of old by the self-manifest \[Brahmā\]; / a bolt across the path to heaven, and a staircase to hell. (69) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.36.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.68) - [Next: 14.36.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.70) - [Up: 14.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.36.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.69) · Pramāṇa