[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) › 5.157.86 # Skandapurana 5.157.86 Skandapurāṇa 5.157.86 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.157.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.86) arthoṣmaṇā bhavetprāṇo bhavedbhakṣyairvinā nṛṇām .. yataḥ saṃdhāryate bhūmiḥ kṛpaṇasyoṣmaṇā hi sā .. 86 .. > Human life might exist through the warmth of wealth without food, > since the earth itself is held up by the warmth of a miser. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.157.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.85) - [Next: 5.157.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.87) - [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.5.157.86) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.86) · Pramāṇa