[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) › 17.13.4 # Skandapurana 17.13.4 Skandapurāṇa 17.13.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.4) brāhmaṇastrīnareṃdrāṇāṃ bālavṛddhatapasvinām .. pitṛmātṛgurūṇāṃ ca nāpriyaṃ manasā vadet .. 4 .. > Toward brahmins, women, kings, children, the elderly, and ascetics, / and toward one's father, mother, and teachers, one should not even mentally say anything displeasing. // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.3) - [Next: 17.13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.5) - [Up: 17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.13.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.4) · Pramāṇa