[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) › 16.17.18 # Skandapurana 16.17.18 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.18) daṃtakāṣṭhena deveśi na jihvāṃ parimārjayet .. pṛthakpṛthaktadā kāryaṃ yadīcchedvipulaṃ yaśaḥ .. 18 .. > One should not scrape the tongue with the tooth-stick, O ruler of the gods; / that must be done separately if one desires abundant fame. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.17) - [Next: 16.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.19) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.18) · Pramāṇa