[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) › 3.3.2.47 # Skandapurana 3.3.2.47 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.2.47 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.47) anāthakṛpaṇārteṣu saghṛṇāḥ khalu sādhavaḥ .. || itthamabhyarthitaḥ so'pi puruṣādaḥ sa nirghṛṇaḥ .. 47.. > “The virtuous are indeed compassionate toward the helpless, the wretched, and the distressed.” / Even though thus beseeched, that man-eater was merciless. / 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.46) - [Next: 3.3.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.48) - [Up: 3.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.2.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.47) · Pramāṇa