[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) › 16.17.19 # Skandapurana 16.17.19 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.19) aṃgulyā daṃtakāṣṭhaṃ ca pratyakṣaṃ lavaṇaṃ ca yat .. mṛttikābhakṣaṇaṃ caiva tulyaṃ gomāṃsabhakṣaṇaiḥ .. 19 .. > \[Brushing with\] a tooth-stick using the finger, \[eating\] raw salt, / and eating earth are equal to eating beef. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.18) - [Next: 16.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.20) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.19) · Pramāṇa