[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) › 16.255.31 # Skandapurana 16.255.31 Skandapurāṇa 16.255.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.255.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.31) .. gautama uvāca .. .. saṃtuṣṭaḥ ko na śaknoti phalaiścāpi hi varttitum.. sarvo'pīṃdriyalobhena saṃkaṭānyabhigāhate ..31.. > Gautama said: / Being content, who cannot live even on fruits? / Everyone plunges into difficulties solely through greed for the sense objects. 31. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.255.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.30) - [Next: 16.255.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.32) - [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.16.255.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.19.253) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.31) · Pramāṇa