[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) › 5.32.39 # Skandapurana 5.32.39 Skandapurāṇa 5.32.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.32.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.39) nirdhanatvaṃ tathā rājyaṃ tulāyāṃ dhārayedbudhaḥ .. akiṃcanatvamadhikaṃ jāyate saṃmatirmama .. 39 .. > A wise man should place poverty and kingship on a balance; / possessionlessness outweighs it—this is my conviction." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.32.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.38) - [Next: 5.32.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.40) - [Up: 5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.32.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.32.39) · Pramāṇa