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# Skandapurana 16.207.37

Skandapurāṇa 16.207.37

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.207.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.37)

rājānnaṃ teja ādatte śūdrānnaṃ brahmavarcasam ..  
āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnaṃ yaśaścarmāvakartinaḥ .. 37 ..

> The food of a king takes away brilliance; the food of a Śūdra takes away spiritual radiance; / the food of a goldsmith takes away lifespan; that of a leather-cutter takes away fame. // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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