[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) › 5.44.8 # Skandapurana 5.44.8 Skandapurāṇa 5.44.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.44.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.8) aṃgāra sadṛśā nārī ghṛtakuṃbhasamaḥ pumān .. asparśāddṛḍhatāmeti tatsaṃparkādvilīyate .. 8 .. > A woman is like a glowing coal, and a man is like a jar of clarified butter: / without contact he attains firmness; upon contact with her, he melts away. // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.44.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.7) - [Next: 5.44.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.9) - [Up: 5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.44.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.8) · Pramāṇa