[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) › 6.3.133.27 # Skandapurana 6.3.133.27 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.133.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.133.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.133.27) rājā vṛkṣo brāhmaṇāstasya mūlaṃ bhṛtyāḥ parṇā mantriṇastasya śākhāḥ . tasmānmūlaṃ yatnato rakṣaṇīyaṃ mūle gupte nāsti vṛkṣasya nāśaḥ .. 27 .. > A king is a tree; the brahmins are its roots; servants are the leaves, and ministers are its branches. / Therefore, the root must be protected with effort; when the root is protected, there is no destruction of the tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.133.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.133.26) - [Next: 6.3.133.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.133.28) - [Up: 6.3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.133) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.133.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.133.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.133.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.133.27) · Pramāṇa