[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) › 1.4.2.49 # Skandapurana 1.4.2.49 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.2.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.49) śaktiviṣaye ca ślokā bhavaṃti.. kuṭuṃbabhuktavasanāddeyaṃ yadatiricyate.. madhvāsvādo viṣaṃ paścāddāturdharmo'nyathā bhavet.. 4.49 .. > And on the subject of capacity, there are these verses: > What remains beyond the food and clothing of one's family is to be given; > otherwise, a giver's righteousness becomes sweet at first like honey, but poison in the end. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.48) - [Next: 1.4.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.50) - [Up: 1.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.2.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.49) · Pramāṇa