[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) › 5.133.54 # Skandapurana 5.133.54 Skandapurāṇa 5.133.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.133.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.133.54) kevalaṃ kṣīyate loko naiva vṛddhiṃ pragacchati .. svedajā ye'pi jīvāḥ syustepi yātāḥ parikṣayam .. 54 .. > The world was only decreasing; it did not advance in growth at all. > Even whatever living beings were sweat-born went to ruin. (54) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.133.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.133.53) - [Next: 5.133.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.133.55) - [Up: 5.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.133) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.133.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.133.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.133.54) · Pramāṇa