[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) › 5.143.142 # Skandapurana 5.143.142 Skandapurāṇa 5.143.142 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.143.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.143.142) .. muniruvāca .. .. ke nāma na vinaśyaṃti mūḍhajñānā nitaṃbinīm .. ramyabuddhyopasarpaṃti ye jvālāḥ śalabhā iva .. 142 .. > The sage said: > Who indeed does not perish, whose intellect is bewildered by a shapely woman? > Those who approach her with thoughts of pleasure are like moths to flames. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.143.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.143.141) - [Next: 5.143.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.143.143) - [Up: 5.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.143) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.143.142) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.143.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.143.142) · Pramāṇa