[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) › 7.5.p16 # Skandapurana 7.5.p16 Skandapurāṇa 7.5.p16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.5.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p16) yatra vā tatra vā jātaṃ15 yo nāśayati durmatiḥ . pādapān gulmavallīrvā kṣupānatha tṛṇānyapi .. 14. . chāyāpuṣpaphalārthaṃ hi16 svakāryakaraṇāya vā17 . vināśayati yo mūḍhaḥ sa ca taṃ pratipadyate . .1 5.. > the evil-minded one who destroys trees grown anywhere whatsoever, / or bushes, creepers, shrubs, and even grasses, (14) / the fool who destroys them for the sake of shade, flowers, or fruit, / or to accomplish his own work, he falls into that \[hell\]. (15) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.5.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p15) - [Next: 7.5.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p17) - [Up: 7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.5.p16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p16) · Pramāṇa