[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) › 16.28.31 # Skandapurana 16.28.31 Skandapurāṇa 16.28.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.28.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.31) naiva tasya paroloko nāyaṃ loko durātmanaḥ .. atha cetpratigṛhṇāti brāhmaṇo vṛttidurbalaḥ .. daśāṃśamarjitāddadyādevaṃ tatra na hīyate .. 31 .. > for that wicked soul there is neither the other world nor this world. / But if a brahmin, feeble in livelihood, accepts a gift, / he should give a tenth part of what is earned; thus he does not fall there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.28.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.30) - [Next: 16.28.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.32) - [Up: 16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.28.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.31) · Pramāṇa