[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 240.2 # Agnipurana 240.2 Agnipurāṇa 240.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [240.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240.2) mantrayeteha kāryāṇi nānāptair nāvipaścitā / aśakyārambhavṛttīnāṃ kutaḥ kleśādṛte phalaṃ // > One should deliberate on affairs here neither with untrustworthy persons nor with the unwise. > For those whose conduct consists of attempting the impossible, whence can fruit come except distress? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 240.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240.1) - [Next: 240.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240.3) - [Up: 240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.240.2) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.240.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240.2) · Pramāṇa