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# Skandapurana 17.17.121

Skandapurāṇa 17.17.121

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [17.17.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.121)

mūrkhastu maṃdadhīḥ putro duḥkhaṃ janayate pituḥ ..  
amārgago viśeṣeṇa duḥkhādduḥkhataraṃ hi tat .. 121 ..

> “A foolish, dull-witted son causes sorrow to his father; / one who walks the wrong path especially—that is indeed worse than grief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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