[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) › 10.27 # Skandapurana 10.27 Skandapurāṇa 10.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.27) grāmabhaṭṭo divākīrtirdaivajño gardabho bhavet . kupaṇḍitaḥ syānmārjāro bhaṣaṇo vyāsa eva ca .. 159.27 .. > A village priest becomes an outcaste; an astrologer becomes a donkey; / a false scholar becomes a cat, and a slanderer becomes a dog. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.26) - [Next: 10.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.28) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.10.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.10.27) · Pramāṇa