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# Skandapurana 16.203.12

Skandapurāṇa 16.203.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.203.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.203.12)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..  
śṛṇu yatkāraṇaṃ tatra teṣāṃ tava tapasvinām ..  
vratacaryāptaye viprāḥ pūjayantyadhikaṃ hi te ..12..

> Śiva said: / 'Hear the reason for that, O ascetic, concerning them and you: / to attain the practice of vows, those brahmins worship excessively.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.212.12) — Sanskrit

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