[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) › 2.7.7.55 # Skandapurana 2.7.7.55 Skandapurāṇa 2.7.7.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.7.55) tiryagjaṃturjāyate vāryadānādannādānājjāyate vai piśācaḥ .. > From the withholding of water one is born an animal; / from the withholding of food, indeed, one is born a piśāca. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.7.54) - [Next: 2.7.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.7.56) - [Up: 2.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.7.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.7.55) · Pramāṇa