[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) › 5.146.55 # Skandapurana 5.146.55 Skandapurāṇa 5.146.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.146.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.55) .. śrīśukadeva uvāca .. .. bhāvena bhāvitamahātapasāṃ munīnāṃ tiṣṭhanti tāvadakhilāni tapaḥphalāni .. yatte nikāśaśaraṇāḥ puruṣā na jātu paśyaṃtyasajjanamukhāni sukhaṃ tadeva .. 55 .. > Śrī Śukadeva said: / For sages of great austerity refined by meditation, all the fruits of austerity remain, / since those men, having daylight for their shelter, never look upon the faces of wicked people—that alone is happiness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.146.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.54) - [Next: 5.146.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.56) - [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.5.146.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.146.55) · Pramāṇa