[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) › 16.255.25 # Skandapurana 16.255.25 Skandapurāṇa 16.255.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.255.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.25) ..kaśyapa uvāca .. .. anartho brāhmaṇasyaiṣa yadarthanicayo mahān .. arthaiśvaryavimūḍho'pi śreyaso bhraśyate dvijaḥ .. 25 .. > Kaśyapa said: / This is a misfortune for a brahmin: that \[he has\] a great hoard of wealth; / deluded by the sovereignty of wealth, the twice-born falls away from the highest good. 25. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.255.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.24) - [Next: 16.255.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.26) - [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.16.255.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.19.245) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.10.26) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.25) · Pramāṇa