[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) › 1.4.42.11 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.11 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.11) atha śāstrasya vipro'pi śastrasyāpi ca kṣatriyaḥ.. māṃ saṃspṛśaṃstathā vaiśyaḥ śudraḥ svagurumeva ca.. 44.11 .. > Now, a brahmin \[should touch\] scripture, a kṣatriya a weapon, / a vaiśya touching cattle, and a śūdra his own teacher. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.10) - [Next: 1.4.42.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.12) - [Up: 1.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.42.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vaisnavakhanda.86.11) — Sanskrit - [Māheśvarakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.mahesvarakhanda.47.11) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārīkākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarikakhanda.47.11) — Sanskrit - [Kumārikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.kumarikakhanda.46.11) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarakhanda.46.11) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.11) · Pramāṇa