[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) › 5.232.9 # Skandapurana 5.232.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.232.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.232.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.232.9) mānuṣye durlabhaṃ loke tatrā'pi ca kulīnatā .. tatrāpi sadayatvaṃ ca tatra satsaṃgamaḥ śubhaḥ .. 9 .. > Human birth is hard to attain in this world, and even there noble birth; / there too, compassion, and there auspicious association with the virtuous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.232.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.232.8) - [Next: 5.232.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.232.10) - [Up: 5.232](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.232) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.232.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.232.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.232.9) · Pramāṇa