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# Skandapurana 5.237.5

Skandapurāṇa 5.237.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.237.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.237.5)

satyavādastapo nityaṃ prāṇināṃ bhuvi durlabham ..  
supte devapatau kurvannanaṃtaphalabhāgbhavet .. 5 ..

> Speaking the truth is an enduring austerity difficult to obtain for living beings on earth; / performing it while the Lord of the gods is asleep, one partakes of endless fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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