[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) › 5.43.1 # Skandapurana 5.43.1 Skandapurāṇa 5.43.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.43.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.1) .. menakovāca .. .. anyāstā nāyikā vipra yāsāṃ dharmastvayoditaḥ .. svecchācāravihāriṇyo vayaṃ veśyā divaukasām .. 1 .. > Menakā said: / Other women are the mistresses, O brahmin, whose duty has been declared by you; / we are the courtesans of the gods, wandering according to our own desire. // 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.42.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.42.42) - [Next: 5.43.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.2) - [Up: 5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.43.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.1) · Pramāṇa