[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) › 5.157.83 # Skandapurana 5.157.83 Skandapurāṇa 5.157.83 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.157.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.83) yācitaṃ dvijavare na dīyate saṃcitaṃ kratuvare na yojyate .. tatkadaryaparirakṣitaṃ dhanaṃ caurapārthivagṛheṣu bhujyate .. 83 .. > What is begged is not given to an excellent brahmin; what is gathered is not employed in a great sacrifice; > that wealth preserved by a skinflint is enjoyed in the houses of thieves and kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.157.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.82) - [Next: 5.157.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.84) - [Up: 5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.157.83) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Subhāṣitāvali](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.subhasitavali.487) — Vallabhadeva (anthologist), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.157.83) · Pramāṇa