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# Skandapurana 5.157.64

Skandapurāṇa 5.157.64

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.157.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.64)

alaktako yathā rakto naraḥ kāmī tathaiva ca ..  
hṛtasārastathā so'pi pādamūle nipā tyate .. 64 ..

> Just as alaktaka dye is red, so is an impassioned man;  
> and drained of its essence, he too is cast down at the soles of her feet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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