[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) › 4.24.142 # Skandapurana 4.24.142 Skandapurāṇa 4.24.142 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.24.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.142) sukṛtaṃ kīrtanādvyarthaṃ bhavedbhasmahutaṃ tathā.. 4.1.24.70 .. > a good deed becomes futile by boasting, just like an oblation offered into ashes. (70) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.24.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.141) - [Next: 4.24.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.143) - [Up: 4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.24.142) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.142) · Pramāṇa