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# Skandapurana 16.206.78

Skandapurāṇa 16.206.78

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.206.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.206.78)

prārthayandīrghamāyuśca vāyasebhyaḥ pradāpayet ..  
kumāralokamanvicchankukkuṭebhyaḥ pradāpayet .. 78 ..

> Praying for a long life, he should give it to crows; / seeking the world of Kumāra, he should give it to roosters. (78)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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