[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) › 14.25.2 # Skandapurana 14.25.2 Skandapurāṇa 14.25.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.2) purā maṃkirabhūdvipro nāmamātreṇa bhūpate .. mūrkho brāhmaṇakṛtyānāmanabhijñaḥ sumandadhīḥ .. 2 .. > Long ago, O ruler of the earth, Maṅki was a brahmin in name only, / foolish, ignorant of the duties of a brahmin, and very dull-witted. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.25.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.1) - [Next: 14.25.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.3) - [Up: 14.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.25.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.2) · Pramāṇa