[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) › 5.184.20 # Skandapurana 5.184.20 Skandapurāṇa 5.184.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.184.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.184.20) arthārthī jīva loko'yaṃ smaśānamapi sevate .. janitāramapi tyaktvā niḥsvaṃ yāṃti sutā api .. 6.185.20 .. > Seeking wealth, this world of living beings serves even the cremation ground; / leaving even their progenitor destitute, even sons depart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.184.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.184.19) - [Next: 5.184.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.184.21) - [Up: 5.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.184) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.184.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.19.19) — Sanskrit - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra*simplicior.1.9) — Sanskrit - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.185.20) — Sanskrit - [Vyākhyānamālākathānaka (Acyutānanda Sarasvatī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vyakhyanamalakathanaka-acyutananda-sarasvati.29.39) — Acyutānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.184.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.184.20) · Pramāṇa