[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) › 6.3.227.17 # Skandapurana 6.3.227.17 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.227.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.227.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.17) dānaṃ vittādṛtaṃ vācaḥ kīrtidharmau tathā khyuṣaḥ . paropakaraṇaṃ kāyādasārātsāramuddharet .. 227.17 .. > One should extract the essence from the essenceless body: gift-giving from wealth, truth of speech, > fame and righteousness from one's life, and doing good to others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.227.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.16) - [Next: 6.3.227.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.18) - [Up: 6.3.227](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.227.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.227.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.17) · Pramāṇa