[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) › 1.4.1.53 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.53 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.53) nāpakrāmati saṃsārādātmahā sa narādhamaḥ.. tapastapyanti yatayo juhvate cātra yajvinaḥ.. dānāni cātra dīyaṃte paralokārthamādarāt.. 2.53 .. > He who does not depart from worldly existence is a destroyer of himself, the lowest of men. / Here ascetics perform austerity, and here sacrificers offer oblations; / And here gifts are given with respect for the sake of the next world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.52) - [Next: 1.4.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.54) - [Up: 1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.1.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.53) · Pramāṇa