[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) › 14.29.85 # Skandapurana 14.29.85 Skandapurāṇa 14.29.85 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.29.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.85) kapilovāca.. prāṇināṃ prāṇa rakṣārthaṃ vadāmyevānṛtaṃ vacaḥ .. nātmārthamupayuñjāmi svalpamapyanṛtaṃ kvacit .. 85 .. > Kapilā said: / 'Only to protect the lives of living beings do I speak an untrue word. / For my own sake, I never utter even the slightest lie. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.29.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.84) - [Next: 14.29.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.86) - [Up: 14.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.29.85) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.85) · Pramāṇa