[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) › 1.4.2.58 # Skandapurana 1.4.2.58 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.2.58 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.58) prayojanamapekṣyaiva prasaṃgādyatpradīyate.. anarheṣu sarāgeṇa kāmadānaṃ taducyate.. 4.58 .. > That which is given out of self-interest, through association, / to the unworthy, with passion—that is called a gift based on desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.57) - [Next: 1.4.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.59) - [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.1.4.2.58) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Dānakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danakalpataru.2.p134) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.2.58) · Pramāṇa