[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) › 1.4.39.167 # Skandapurana 1.4.39.167 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.39.167 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.39.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.39.167) patitānāṃ ca saṃbhāṣe kuryādācamanikriyām.. adhyetavyā trayī nityaṃ bhavitavyaṃ vipaścitā.. 41.167 .. > and when conversing with fallen persons, one should perform the act of sipping water. > The threefold Veda must be studied constantly; one must be a learned man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.39.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.39.166) - [Next: 1.4.39.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.39.168) - [Up: 1.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.39) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.39.167) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.39.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.39.167) · Pramāṇa