[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) › 5.237.31 # Skandapurana 5.237.31 Skandapurāṇa 5.237.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.237.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237.31) etaddhi tapaso mūlaṃ yadetanmanasastyajet .. tyakteṣveteṣu sarveṣu para brahmamayo bhavet .. 31 .. > For this is the root of austerity, that one should cast this out from the mind. / When all these are abandoned, one becomes composed of the supreme Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.237.29\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237.29_1) - [Next: 5.237.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237.32) - [Up: 5.237](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.237.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237.31) · Pramāṇa