[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) › 17.17.8 # Skandapurana 17.17.8 Skandapurāṇa 17.17.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.8) mānanīyo gururme'yamatastaṃ na śapāmyaham .. yuddhārthaṃ tu tato yatno na sidhyati karomi kim .. 8 .. > This guru is to be respected by me, so I do not curse him. / But then my effort for war does not succeed; what do I do? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.7) - [Next: 17.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.9) - [Up: 17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.17.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.8) · Pramāṇa