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# Skandapurana 16.223.62

Skandapurāṇa 16.223.62

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.223.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.62)

.. pretā ūcuḥ .. ..  
prabhūtakālamasmākaṃ pretatve tiṣṭhatāṃ vibho ..  
na tvabhyeti pumānkaścidasmākaṃ yo gatirbhavet .. 62 ..

> The pretas said: / “A long time has passed as we abide in the state of pretas, O lord, / yet no man has arrived who might become our refuge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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