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# Skandapurana 16.207.76

Skandapurāṇa 16.207.76

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.207.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.76)

dhanaṃ prāpya yatirloke maunaṃ jñānaṃ ca nābhyaset ..  
upabhogaṃ tu dānena jīvitaṃ brahmacaryayā .. 76 ..

> An ascetic should not practice silence and knowledge in the world having acquired wealth, / nor worldly enjoyment through giving, nor a livelihood through celibacy. // 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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