[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) › 5.99.34 # Skandapurana 5.99.34 Skandapurāṇa 5.99.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.99.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.99.34) tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇaścitte ciṃtayāmāsa duḥkhitaḥ .. varaṃ me mṛtyurekasya mā bhūyātkulasaṃkṣayaḥ .. 34 .. > Hearing that, Lakṣmaṇa thought in his heart, sorrowful: / 'Better the death of me alone; let there not be the destruction of the family.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.99.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.99.33) - [Next: 5.99.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.99.35) - [Up: 5.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.99) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.99.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.99.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.99.34) · Pramāṇa