[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) › 16.219.9 # Skandapurana 16.219.9 Skandapurāṇa 16.219.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.219.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.219.9) śivabhakto na yo rājā bhakto'nyeṣu sureṣu ca .. svapatiṃ yuvatī tyaktvā ramate'nyeṣu vai yathā .. 9 .. > A king who is not a devotee of Śiva, but a devotee of other gods, / is just like a young woman who, abandoning her own husband, takes pleasure with others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.219.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.219.8) - [Next: 16.219.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.219.10) - [Up: 16.219](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.219) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.219.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.219.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.219.9) · Pramāṇa