[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) › 1.4.42.23 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.23 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.23) vivāsayetsvakādrāṣṭrātte hi lokasya kaṃṭakāḥ.. teṣāmanveṣaṇe yatnaṃ rājā nityaṃ samācaret.. 44.23 .. > banish them from his realm, for they are thorns to the world; / the king should always make an effort to seek them out. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.22) - [Next: 1.4.42.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.24) - [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.1.4.42.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rājanītiprakāśa (Mitramiśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.rajanitiprakasa.2.p97) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.23) · Pramāṇa