[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) › 5.103.25 # Skandapurana 5.103.25 Skandapurāṇa 5.103.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.103.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.103.25) viṣavṛkṣo'pi yo vṛddhiṃ svayameva praṇīyate .. kathaṃ saṃchidyate so'tra svayameva manīṣibhiḥ .. 25 .. > Even a poisonous tree that one has nurtured oneself— / how could it be cut down with one's own hand by the wise? 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.103.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.103.24) - [Next: 5.103.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.103.26) - [Up: 5.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.103) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.103.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.103.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.103.25) · Pramāṇa