[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) › 1.4.42.42 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.42 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.42) hīyamāno na śuddhaḥ syāditi dharmavido viduḥ.. śikyacchede tulābhaṃge punarāropayennaram.. 44.42 .. > If he decreases \[in weight\], he is not pure; so know the knowers of dharma. / If the scale-cord snaps or the balance breaks, he should place the man upon it again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.41) - [Next: 1.4.42.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.43) - [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.1.4.42.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vaisnavakhanda.86.42) — Sanskrit - [Māheśvarakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.mahesvarakhanda.47.42) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārīkākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarikakhanda.47.42) — Sanskrit - [Kumārikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.kumarikakhanda.46.42) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarakhanda.46.42) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.42) · Pramāṇa