[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) › 1.4.44.68 # Skandapurana 1.4.44.68 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.44.68 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.44.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.68) anyāyena dhanādānaṃ taṃdrī nāstikyameva ca.. krauryaṃ ca yācakādyaṃ ca tāmasaṃ guṇalakṣaṇam.. 46.68 .. > Acquisition of wealth through unjust means, sloth, lack of faith in the hereafter, / cruelty, and living by begging and the like—these are the characteristics of the tāmasika guṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.44.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.67) - [Next: 1.4.44.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.69) - [Up: 1.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.44.68) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.rudra.nihsvasa.1.22.18) — Sanskrit - [Niśvāsakārikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.rudra.nihsvasa.nisvasakarika.10.25) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.44.68) · Pramāṇa