[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) › 16.22.82 # Skandapurana 16.22.82 Skandapurāṇa 16.22.82 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.22.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.82) rājā vṛkṣo brāhmaṇāstasya mūlaṃ paurāḥ parṇaṃ mantriṇastasya śākhāḥ .. tasmādrājñā brāhmaṇā rakṣaṇīyā mūle gupte nāsti vṛkṣasya nāśaḥ .. 82 .. > The king is a tree, the brahmins are its root, the citizens are the leaves, and the ministers are its branches. / Therefore, brahmins must be protected by the king; when the root is protected, there is no destruction of the tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.81) - [Next: 16.22.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.83) - [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.16.22.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.82) · Pramāṇa