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# Skandapurana 16.17.158

Skandapurāṇa 16.17.158

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.17.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.158)

putrārthī labhate putraṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam ..  
kanyārthī labhate kanyāṃ vidyārthī vedavidbhavet .. 158 ..

> He who desires a son obtains a son; he who desires wealth obtains wealth; / he who desires a maiden obtains a maiden; he who desires knowledge becomes a knower of the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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