[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) › 5.43.5 # Skandapurana 5.43.5 Skandapurāṇa 5.43.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.43.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.5) .. tāpasa uvāca .. .. vayaṃ vratadharāḥ subhru brahmacaryaparāyaṇāḥ .. mūrkhāḥ kāmavidhau bhadre niratāḥ śivaśāsane .. 5 .. > The ascetic said: / We are observers of vows, O fair-browed one, devoted to celibacy, / ignorant in the ways of sensual desire, O auspicious lady, and devoted to the ordinance of Śiva. // 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.43.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.4) - [Next: 5.43.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.6) - [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.5.43.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.5) · Pramāṇa