[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) › 6.3.227.16 # Skandapurana 6.3.227.16 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.227.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.227.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.16) adhruveṇa śarīreṇa dhruvaṃ karma samācaret . avaśyameva yāsyanti prāṇāḥ prāghūrṇikā iva .. 227.16 .. > With an impermanent body, one should perform permanent action. > For the vital breaths will inevitably depart, like guests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.227.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.15) - [Next: 6.3.227.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.17) - [Up: 6.3.227](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.227.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.227.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.16) · Pramāṇa