Skandapurana 16.206.12
Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate) 16.206.12
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16.206.12
guṇānvite ca dātavyaṃ nāsti mūrkhe vyatikramaḥ ..
yastvāsannamatikramya brāhmaṇaṃ patitādṛte ..
dūrasthaṃ pūjayenmūḍho guṇāḍhyaṃ narakaṃ vrajet .. 12 ..
the gift should be given to the one endowed with virtues; there is no offense toward the fool. / But that deluded man who, bypassing a nearby brahmin who is not fallen, / worships one residing far away though rich in virtues, goes to hell. 12
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