[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) › 17.17.90 # Skandapurana 17.17.90 Skandapurāṇa 17.17.90 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.90) āptaiḥ suguptadāraḥ syādrakṣyaścānyo ghṛṇī nṛpaḥ .. striyaṃ seveta nātyarthaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ bhuṃjīta nā'hitam .. 7.2.17.90 .. > His wives should be well protected by trusted guards; he should protect others; a king should be compassionate; / he should not indulge excessively in women; he should eat wholesome food, not unwholesome. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.89) - [Next: 17.17.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.91) - [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.17.17.90) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.90) · Pramāṇa