[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) › [Revākhaṇḍa ascribed to the Vāyupurāṇa (RKV)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda) › 67.11 # Revākhaṇḍa ascribed to the Vāyupurāṇa (RKV) 67.11 Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa) 67.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [67.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67.11) īśvara uvāca: kimarthaṃ pibase dhūmaṃ kimarthaṃ tapyase tapaḥ / kiṃ duḥkhaṃ kiṃ nu santāpo vada kāryamabhīpsitam // > Īśvara said: / 'For what purpose do you drink smoke? For what purpose do you perform austerity? / What is your sorrow, or what is your distress? Tell your desired goal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 67.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67.10) - [Next: 67.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67.12) - [Up: 67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda~en-mt.67.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.6.3.67.11) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.67.11) · Pramāṇa