[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 12.2.4 # Bhagavatapurana 12.2.4 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.4) liṅgaṃ evāśrama-khyātāv anyonyāpatti-kāraṇam / avṛttyā nyāya-daurbalyaṃ pāṇḍitye cāpalaṃ vacaḥ // > 4. Only the external marks will distinguish the particular asrama or order, or lead to changing from one order to another or to paying respects to each other when they meet; through poverty justice becomes weak and to pour out words will be the mark of scholarliness. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 12.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.3) - [Next: 12.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.5) - [Up: 12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.12.2.p5) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.12.2.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.4) · Pramāṇa