[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) › 5.208.25 # Skandapurana 5.208.25 Skandapurāṇa 5.208.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.208.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.25) mṛto naro gataśrīko mṛtaṃ rāṣṭramarājakam .. mṛtamaśrotriye dānaṃ mṛto yajñastvadakṣiṇaḥ .. 25 .. > A man bereft of splendour is dead; dead is a realm without a king; / dead is a gift \[given\] to one who is not a Vedic scholar; dead is a sacrifice without sacrificial gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.208.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.24) - [Next: 5.208.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.26) - [Up: 5.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.208.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana*southern.12.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.25) · Pramāṇa