[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) › 5.208.28 # Skandapurana 5.208.28 Skandapurāṇa 5.208.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.208.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.28) dhanahīnaṃ naraṃ tyaktvā kulīnamapi cottamam .. gacchati svajano'nyatra śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣamivāṃḍajāḥ .. 28 .. > Abandoning a man bereft of wealth, even if of noble birth and excellent, / one's own kin goes elsewhere, like birds \[leaving\] a withered tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.208.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.27) - [Next: 5.208.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.29) - [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.5.208.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.208.28) · Pramāṇa