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# Skandapurana 7.6.89\_132

Skandapurāṇa 7.6.89\_132

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.6.89\_132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.89_132)

sa gatvā mātaraṃ vipraḥ pitarañca mahāyaśāḥ .  
praṇamya śirasā samyagidaṃ94 vacanamabravīt . .56. .  
suto yuvābhyāṃ jātohaṃ dharmahetorna kāmataḥ95 .  
āvāṃ96 tārayitā cāyaṃ97 tathaiva ca pitāmahān . .57. .

> The renowned brahmin went to his mother and father, / bowed respectfully with his head, and spoke these words: / "I was born as a son to both of you for the sake of dharma, not out of desire, / \[thinking,\] 'He will deliver us both, and likewise our ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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