[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) › 1.4.38.87 # Skandapurana 1.4.38.87 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.38.87 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.38.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.38.87) ..nara uvāca.. atimūrkhosi vipra tvaṃ prajñāvādāṃśca bhāṣase.. kiṃ na śrutastvayā ślokaḥ purāvidbhirudīritaḥ.. kūponyasya ghaṭo'nyasya rajjuranyasya bhārata.. 40.87 .. > The man said: > You are extremely foolish, O brahmin, yet you speak words of wisdom! > Have you not heard the verse uttered by those who know the past: > ‘The well belongs to one, the pot to another, the rope to another, O descendant of Bharata; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.38.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.38.86) - [Next: 1.4.38.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.38.88) - [Up: 1.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.38.87) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.38.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.38.87) · Pramāṇa