[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) › 2.2.10.174 # Skandapurana 2.2.10.174 Skandapurāṇa 2.2.10.174 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.10.174) labdhaye cābhicārāya bhaktiḥ syānnṛpa tāmasī .. 83 .. > devotion practiced for gain and for harmful sorcery, O king, is tāmasic. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.10.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.10.173) - [Next: 2.2.10.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.10.175) - [Up: 2.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.10.174) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.10.174) · Pramāṇa