[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) › 16.24.43 # Skandapurana 16.24.43 Skandapurāṇa 16.24.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.24.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.43) tapaḥśīlaguṇopete pātre vedasya pārage .. suvarṇakoṭiṃ yaddattvā tatphalaṃ kusumena tu .. 43 .. > Whatever \[merit is gained\] by giving ten million gold pieces to a worthy recipient endowed with austerity and virtuous conduct who has mastered the Vedas, / that same reward is gained merely by a single flower. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.24.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.42) - [Next: 16.24.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.44) - [Up: 16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.24.43) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vīraśaivācārapradīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.virasaivacarapradipika.345) — Gurudeva 1575, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.43) · Pramāṇa