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# Skandapurana 1.4.66.14

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.66.14

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.4.66.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.66.14)

kimarthaṃ brūta varjyaṃte sadaiva brahmavādibhiḥ..  
..tāpasā ūcuḥ..  
grāhaḥ paṃca vasaṃtyeṣu haraṃti ca tapodhanān.. 1.14 ..

> tell me, why are they always avoided by exponents of the Veda?" / The ascetics said: / "Five crocodiles dwell in them and carry off those rich in austerity. 1.14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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