[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) › 16.22.80 # Skandapurana 16.22.80 Skandapurāṇa 16.22.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.22.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.80) agraṃ dharmasya rājāno mūlaṃ dharmasya brāhmaṇāḥ .. tasmānmūlaṃ na hiṃsīta mūle hyagraṃ pratiṣṭhitam .. 7.1.22.80 .. > Kings are the top of dharma; brahmins are the root of dharma. / Therefore, one must not harm the root, for the top rests upon the root. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22.79\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.79_6) - [Next: 16.22.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.81) - [Up: 16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.22.80) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.80) · Pramāṇa