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# Skandapurana 16.206.12

Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate) 16.206.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.206.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.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  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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