[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) › 5.10.17 # Skandapurana 5.10.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.10.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.17) yatkiṃcittriṣu lokeṣu prārthayaṃti narāḥ sukham .. tatsarvaṃ tapasā sādhyaṃ tasmātkāryaṃ mayā tapaḥ .. 17 .. > Whatever happiness men pray for in the three worlds, > all that is to be attained by austerity; therefore austerity must be performed by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.16) - [Next: 5.10.17\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.17_1) - [Up: 5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.10.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.10.17) · Pramāṇa