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# Skandapurana 16.129.19

Skandapurāṇa 16.129.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.129.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.129.19)

rājānnaṃ teja ādatte śūdrānnaṃ brahmavarcasam..  
āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnaṃ yaśaścarmāvakartinaḥ .. 19 ..

> A king's food takes away splendor; a śūdra's food takes away sacred luster; / a goldsmith's food takes away longevity; a leather-cutter's food takes away fame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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