[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) › 4.38.167 # Skandapurana 4.38.167 Skandapurāṇa 4.38.167 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.38.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.38.167) priyaṃ ca nānṛtaṃ brūyādeṣa dharmo ghaṭodbhava .. 83 .. > nor should he speak a pleasant falsehood: this is the eternal law, O pot-born \[Agastya\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.38.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.38.166) - [Next: 4.38.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.38.168) - [Up: 4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.38.167) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.38.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.38.167) · Pramāṇa