[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) › 5.32.36 # Skandapurana 5.32.36 Skandapurāṇa 5.32.36 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.32.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.36) sārvabhaumo mahīpāla eko'nyaśca nirīhakaḥ .. subhagastu tayornityaṃ bhūyādbhūyo nirīhakaḥ .. 36 .. > One is an emperor over the earth, and the other is a man without desires; / but between the two, the desireless one is always far more fortunate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.32.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.35) - [Next: 5.32.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.37) - [Up: 5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.32.36) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.36) · Pramāṇa