[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) › 16.22.81 # Skandapurana 16.22.81 Skandapurāṇa 16.22.81 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.22.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.81) phalaṃ dharmasya rājānaḥ puṣpaṃ dharmasya brāhmaṇāḥ .. tasmātpuṣpaṃ na hiṃsīta puṣpātsaṃjāyate phalam .. 81 .. > Kings are the fruit of dharma; brahmins are the flower of dharma. / Therefore, one must not harm the flower, for the fruit is produced from the flower. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.80) - [Next: 16.22.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.82) - [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.16.22.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.81) · Pramāṇa