[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) › 17.17.89 # Skandapurana 17.17.89 Skandapurāṇa 17.17.89 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.89) nāparīkṣya nayeddaṇḍaṃ na ca maṃtraṃ prakāśayet .. visṛjenna ca lubdhebhyo viśvasennāpakāriṣu .. 89 .. > He should not inflict punishment without investigation; he should not reveal his counsel; / he should not distribute \[wealth\] to the greedy; he should not trust harmful persons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.88) - [Next: 17.17.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.90) - [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.17.17.89) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Budhabhūṣaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.budhabhusana.3.256) — Sambhurāja 1680, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.89) · Pramāṇa