[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) › 6.3.159.38 # Skandapurana 6.3.159.38 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.159.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.159.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.38) daurhṛdasyāpradānena garbho doṣamavāpnuyāt . vairūpyaṃ maraṇaṃ vāpi tasmātkāryaṃ priyaṃ striyāḥ .. 159.38 .. > By not granting pregnancy cravings, the fetus may incur a defect, / deformity, or even death; therefore, what pleases the woman should be done. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.159.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.37) - [Next: 6.3.159.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.39) - [Up: 6.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.159.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.38) — Sanskrit - [Vivādaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vyavahara.vivada.vivadaratnakara.19.p8) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit - [Smṛtiratnākara (Vivādaratnākara, Kṛtyaratnākara…)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrtiratnakara.18.p9) — Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.38) · Pramāṇa