[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) › 5.61.32 # Skandapurana 5.61.32 Skandapurāṇa 5.61.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.61.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.61.32) arakṣitaṃ tiṣṭhati daivarakṣitaṃ surakṣitaṃ daivahataṃ vinaśyati .. jīvatyanātho'pi vane visarjitaḥ kṛtaprayatno'pi gṛhe na jīvati .. 32 .. > The unprotected survives if protected by fate; the well-protected perishes if struck by fate. / Even abandoned in the forest, one without a protector lives; even after great effort is made, one does not live at home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.61.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.61.31) - [Next: 5.61.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.61.61) - [Up: 5.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.61) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.61.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Hitopadeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.18) — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.2.66) — Sanskrit - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.5.2-3) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.61.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.61.32) · Pramāṇa