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# Skandapurana 5.271.46

Skandapurāṇa 5.271.46

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.271.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.46)

yathāyathā yugaṃ bhāvi vṛddhiṃ yāṃti striyo narāḥ ..  
tathātathā prayāṃti sma laghutāṃ jaṃtubhiḥ saha ..46..

> As the yuga advances, women and men grow in number, / but just as they advance, they decline in stature along with \[other\] creatures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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