[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) › 7.13.3\_84 # Skandapurana 7.13.3\_84 Skandapurāṇa 7.13.3\_84 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13.3\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_84) kṣatriyebhyo na dātavya iti macchāsanaṃ smara . yadi ceddāsyase mohāt kṣatriyebhyaḥ kadācana . laghutvaṃ yāsyase teṣāṃ yuddhe cāpi jayo19 na te20 .. 1 6. . sanatkumāra uvāca tataḥ sa paraśuṃ datvā rathaṃ kāmagameva ca . manasā cintite21 yuktamupatiṣṭhanta22makṣayam . . 17. . yantṛṇā23 yakṣarājena amareṇābhisaṃbhṛtam24 . jagāmādarśanaṃ tasya sahasaiva25 pinākadhṛk ..18.. > must not be given to kṣatriyas—remember this command of mine! > If, however, out of delusion you should ever give it to kṣatriyas, > you will become light in their eyes, and you will have no victory in battle.” / 16 > Sanatkumāra said: > Then, having given the axe and a chariot that moved at will, / which was equipped and ready as soon as conceived by the mind, imperishable, / 17 > provided with an immortal king of the yakṣas as charioteer, > the wielder of the Pināka suddenly vanished from his sight. / 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.13.3\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_83) - [Next: 7.13.3\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_85) - [Up: 7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.13.3_84) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.13.3_84) · Pramāṇa