[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) › 5.48.6 # Skandapurana 5.48.6 Skandapurāṇa 5.48.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.48.6) daṃḍastatrābhavadvāstau gṛharodho'kṣadevane .. eko doṣākaraścaṃdraḥ priyadoṣāśca kauśikāḥ .. 6 .. > Punishment (daṇḍa) existed only in measuring poles; confinement to a house only in dice play; / the moon alone was the maker of night (doṣākara / maker of faults); and only owls (kauśika) loved the night (priyadoṣāḥ / loved faults). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.48.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.48.5) - [Next: 5.48.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.48.7) - [Up: 5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.48.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.48.6) · Pramāṇa