[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) › 16.207.45 # Skandapurana 16.207.45 Skandapurāṇa 16.207.45 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.207.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.45) hiraṇyamāyu ratnaṃ ca bhūrgauścākarṣatastanum .. aśvaścakṣustvacaṃ vāso ghṛtaṃ tejastilāḥ prajāḥ .. 45 .. tila > Gold and jewels \[destroy\] longevity; land and a cow drain the physical body; / a horse takes away sight; cloth takes away the skin; ghee takes away brilliance; sesame seeds take away offspring. // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.207.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.44) - [Next: 16.207.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.46) - [Up: 16.207](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.207.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Gṛhastharatnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.grhastharatnakara.31.p39) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit - [Smṛtiviveka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrtiviveka.16.40) — Śūlapāṇi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.45) · Pramāṇa