[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) › 5.146.54 # Skandapurana 5.146.54 Skandapurāṇa 5.146.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.146.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.54) .. vyāsa uvāca .. . kaṣṭaṃ vane nivasato'tra sadā narasya no kevalaṃ nijatanuprabhavaṃ bhavecca . daivaṃ ca pitryamakhilaṃ na vibhāti kṛtyaṃ tasmādgṛhe nivasatātmahitaṃ pracintyam .. 54 .. > Vyāsa said: / Miserable is it for a man living constantly in the forest here, and not only does it spring from one's own body; / but the rites for the gods and all those for the ancestors do not shine forth; therefore, dwelling at home, one should reflect on the welfare of the self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.146.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.53) - [Next: 5.146.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.55) - [Up: 5.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.146.54) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.147.54) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.54) · Pramāṇa