[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) › 17.18.97 # Skandapurana 17.18.97 Skandapurāṇa 17.18.97 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.18.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.97) yudhyatastānkathaṃ mātā varākī vārayiṣyati .. svajano dṛśyate vṛddhaḥ pareṣu paṇḍitāyate .. 97 .. > How will the wretched mother hold them back when they fight? / A kinsman is seen grown old, behaving like a wise man toward others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.18.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.96) - [Next: 17.18.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.98) - [Up: 17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.18.97) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.97) · Pramāṇa