[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 12.2.7 # Bhagavatapurana 12.2.7 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.2.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.7) dākṣyaṃ kuṭumba-bharaṇaṃ yaśo 'rthe dharma-sevanam / evaṃ prajābhir duṣṭābhir ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale // > 7. Skill consists in supporting one's own family; endeavour after reputation is the performance of righteous duties, when the surface of the earth is thus everywhere occupied by wicked subjects. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 12.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.6) - [Next: 12.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.8) - [Up: 12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.12.2.p8) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.12.2.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṭoḍarānanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.todarananda.12.7) — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.7) · Pramāṇa