[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) › 5.37.42 # Skandapurana 5.37.42 Skandapurāṇa 5.37.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.42) ātmanaśca parābhūtiṃ tasmādviprātsaheta vai .. ya icchedvasatiṃ svarge śāśvatīṃ dvijasattama .. 42 .. > Therefore one should endure defeat of oneself by a brahmin, / if one desires an eternal dwelling in heaven, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.37.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.41) - [Next: 5.37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.43) - [Up: 5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.37.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.42) · Pramāṇa