[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) › 5.183.42 # Skandapurana 5.183.42 Skandapurāṇa 5.183.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.183.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.183.42) yathā śṛṃgaṃ ruroḥ kāye vardhamānasya vardhate.. evaṃ tṛṣṇāpi yatnena vardhamānena vardhate..42.. > Just as the horn of a ruru deer grows on its growing body, / so also thirst \[of desire\] grows with growing exertion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.183.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.183.41) - [Next: 5.183.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.183.43) - [Up: 5.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.183) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.183.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.18.41) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.183.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.183.42) · Pramāṇa