[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) › 1.4.42.18 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.18 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.18) sādhūnāṃ varṇināṃ rājā na śiraskaṃ pradāpayet.. na pravātedhaṭaṃ deyaṃ noṣṇakāle hutāśanam.. 44.18 .. > To pious men and those belonging to the castes, the king should not give \[the ordeal\] with a capital penalty; / the balance should not be given in high wind, nor fire in hot weather, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.17) - [Next: 1.4.42.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.19) - [Up: 1.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.42.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.18) · Pramāṇa