[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) › 17.17.87 # Skandapurana 17.17.87 Skandapurāṇa 17.17.87 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.87) saṃdadhīta na cānāryānvigṛhṇīyānna baṃdhubhiḥ .. nānāptaiścārayeccārānkuryātkāryamapīḍayan ..87.. > He should not make alliances with the ignoble; he should not quarrel with kinsmen; / he should not employ untrustworthy persons as spies; he should perform his duty without oppressing \[others\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.86) - [Next: 17.17.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.88) - [Up: 17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.17.87) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Budhabhūṣaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.budhabhusana.3.254) — Sambhurāja 1680, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.87) · Pramāṇa