[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) › 1.4.42.9 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.9 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.9) evaṃ tasmādabhijñāya satyarthaśapathāṃścaret.. vṛthā hi śapathānkurvanpretya ceha vinaśyati.. 44.9 .. > Knowing this thus, one should undertake oaths for the sake of truth; / for taking false oaths, a man is destroyed both in the hereafter and here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.8) - [Next: 1.4.42.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.10) - [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.1.4.42.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.9) · Pramāṇa