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# Skandapurana 16.255.27

Skandapurāṇa 16.255.27

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.255.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.27)

yasya dharmārthamapyarthāstasyāpi na hi dṛśyate ..  
prakṣālanāddhi paṃkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varam ..27..

> Even for one whose wealth is meant for righteousness, it is not seen \[to bring peace\]; / for rather than washing off mud, not touching it from afar is better. 27.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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