[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) › 16.255.24 # Skandapurana 16.255.24 Skandapurāṇa 16.255.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.255.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.24) akiṃcanatvaṃ rājyaṃ ca tulayā samatolayam.. akiṃcanatvamadhikaṃ rājyādapi na saṃśayaḥ .. 24 .. > I weighed poverty and kingship equally upon a balance; / poverty is superior even to kingship, without a doubt. 24. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.255.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.23) - [Next: 16.255.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.25) - [Up: 16.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.255.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.19.244) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.10.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.24) · Pramāṇa