[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) › 5.208.33 # Skandapurana 5.208.33 Skandapurāṇa 5.208.33 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.208.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.33) praśoṣaḥ kevalaṃ bhāvī hṛdayasya mahāmune .. dvāvimau kaṇṭakau tīkṣṇau śarīrapariśoṣiṇau .. yaścādhanaḥ kāmayate yaśca kupyatyanīśvaraḥ .. 33 .. > there will only be the withering of his heart, great sage. / These two are sharp thorns that dry up the body: / one who, lacking wealth, still desires, and one who, lacking power, gets angry. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.208.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.32) - [Next: 5.208.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.34) - [Up: 5.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.208.33) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.209.33) — Sanskrit - [Indische Sprüche](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.indische-spruche.3008) — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.33) · Pramāṇa