[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) › 5.233.17 # Skandapurana 5.233.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.233.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.233.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.17) tanmanaḥ kṣamayā grāhyaṃ yathā vahniśca vāriṇā .. ekayā kṣamayā sarvo niyamaḥ kathito budhaiḥ .. 17 .. > That mind is to be seized with forbearance, just as fire is controlled by water; / through forbearance alone is all restraint declared by the wise. (17) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.233.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.16) - [Next: 5.233.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.18) - [Up: 5.233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.233.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.17) · Pramāṇa