[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) › 17.17.9 # Skandapurana 17.17.9 Skandapurāṇa 17.17.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.9) kenāpi daivayogena puruṣārtho na sidhyati .. tathāpi yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ puruṣārthe vipaścitā .. daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa vināpi phalati kvacit .. 9 .. > By some stroke of fate, human effort does not succeed; / even so, effort should be made towards human endeavor by a wise man. / Fate sometimes bears fruit even without human effort— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.8) - [Next: 17.17.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.10) - [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.17.17.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.9) · Pramāṇa