[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) › 16.255.29 # Skandapurana 16.255.29 Skandapurāṇa 16.255.29 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.255.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.29) sūcī sūtra tathā vastre samānayati sūcikā .. tadvatsaṃsārasūtrasya tṛṣṇā sūcī vidhīyate .. 29 .. > Just as a needle brings the thread together through the cloth, / even so is craving ordained as the needle of the thread of saṃsāra. 29. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.255.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.28) - [Next: 16.255.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.30) - [Up: 16.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.255.29) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.266.29) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.29) · Pramāṇa