[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) › 1.4.14.43 # Skandapurana 1.4.14.43 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.14.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.14.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.43) eko hyupāyo daṃḍo'tra bhavatāṃ yadi rocate.. durjanaḥ sujanatvāya kalpate na kadācana.. 16.43 .. > Therefore punishment is the single expedient here, if it pleases you. / A wicked person is never capable of becoming a good person. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.14.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.42) - [Next: 1.4.14.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.44) - [Up: 1.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.14.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.14.43) · Pramāṇa