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# Skandapurana 5.157.85

Skandapurāṇa 5.157.85

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.157.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.85)

kiṃ tayā kriyate lakṣmyā yā vadhūriva kevalā ..  
yā na veśyeva sāmānyā pathikairapi bhujyate .. 85 ..

> What is to be done with that fortune which is merely like a bride,  
> and which is not enjoyed even by travelers, like a common courtesan?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.157.85) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Subhāṣitāvali](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.subhasitavali.507) — Vallabhadeva (anthologist), Sanskrit

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