[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) › 17.12.44 # Skandapurana 17.12.44 Skandapurāṇa 17.12.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12.44) dhanāni saṃprāpya varāṭikāṃ ye dvijātimukhyāya vidhāya pūjām .. yacchaṃti no nirmalacetanā ye narādhamā daivahatā mṛtāste .. 44 .. > Those who, having acquired wealth, do not offer even a cowrie to the foremost of the twice-born after performing worship, / those vile men of tainted thought, struck by fate, are as good as dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12.43) - [Next: 17.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12.45) - [Up: 17.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.12.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12.44) · Pramāṇa