[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) › 3.2.40.62 # Skandapurana 3.2.40.62 Skandapurāṇa 3.2.40.62 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.40.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.62) vaṃcayitvā nijānviprānanyebhyaḥ pradadettu yaḥ .. tasya janmārjitaṃ puṇyaṃ bhasmībhavati tatkṣaṇāt ..62.. > He who defrauds his own brahmins and gives to others instead, / the religious merit earned across his lifetimes turns to ash that very moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.40.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.61) - [Next: 3.2.40.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.65) - [Up: 3.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.40.62) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.62) · Pramāṇa