[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) › 1.2.5.39 # Skandapurana 1.2.5.39 Skandapurāṇa 1.2.5.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.2.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.5.39) vidyāpahārī mūkaḥ syādaṃdhaḥ pustakacorakaḥ .. 19 .. > One who steals knowledge becomes mute; a thief of books is blind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.5.38) - [Next: 1.2.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.5.40) - [Up: 1.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.2.5.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.5.39) · Pramāṇa