[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) › 6.3.67.11 # Skandapurana 6.3.67.11 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.67.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.67.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.67.11) īśvara uvāca - kimarthaṃ pibase dhūmaṃ kimarthaṃ tapyase tapaḥ . kiṃ duḥkhaṃ kiṃ nu santāpo vada kāryamabhīpsitam .. 67.11 .. > Īśvara said: / "For what purpose do you inhale smoke? For what purpose do you practice austerity? / What is your distress? What is your sorrow? State your desired objective. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.67.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.67.10) - [Next: 6.3.67.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.67.12) - [Up: 6.3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.67) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.67.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67.11) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.67.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.67.11) · Pramāṇa