[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) › 5.157.71 # Skandapurana 5.157.71 Skandapurāṇa 5.157.71 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.157.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.71) kārā saṃtānakūṭasya saṃsāravanavāgurā .. svargamārgamahāgartā puṃsāṃ strī vedhasā kṛtā .. 71 .. > A prison for the snare of lineage, a net in the forest of saṃsāra, > a great pit on the path to heaven—woman was made for men by the Creator. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.157.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.70) - [Next: 5.157.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.72) - [Up: 5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.157.71) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.71) · Pramāṇa