[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) › 5.32.53 # Skandapurana 5.32.53 Skandapurāṇa 5.32.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.32.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.53) kāmānabhilaṣanmohānna naraḥ sukhamāpnuyāt .. śyenālayatarucchāyāṃ vrajanniva kapiñjalaḥ .. 53 .. > Craving desires out of delusion, a man cannot attain happiness, / like a francolin going into the shade of a falcon's roosting-tree. 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.32.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.52) - [Next: 5.32.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.54) - [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.5.32.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.53) · Pramāṇa