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# Skandapurana 16.32.72

Skandapurāṇa 16.32.72

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.32.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32.72)

āha bālaka utpannaḥ śokasya vada kāraṇam..  
athoktaḥ stanyarahitaṃ kathaṃ te jīvitaṃ dhṛtam .. 72 ..

> The newborn boy said: "Tell me the cause of your sorrow." / Then she said: "Deprived of breastmilk, how did you sustain your life?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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