[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) › 1.4.10.4 # Skandapurana 1.4.10.4 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.10.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.4) ahiṃsayanduruktādyaiḥ prāṇino bhūmicāriṇaḥ.. yaḥ siddhimeti japyena sa maitro munirucyate.. 12.4 .. > Not harming creatures moving on earth with harsh words and the like, / he who attains perfection through recitation is called a Maitra sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.3) - [Next: 1.4.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.5) - [Up: 1.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.10.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.4) · Pramāṇa