[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) › 16.205.72 # Skandapurana 16.205.72 Skandapurāṇa 16.205.72 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.205.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.72) etānvai garhitācārānapāṃkteyāndvijādhamān .. dvijānāṃ sati lābhe tū bhayatraiva vivarjayet .. 72 .. > Indeed, these base twice-born of despised conduct, unfit to sit in a dining line— / when other twice-born are available, one must shun them in both \[rites for gods and ancestors\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.205.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.71) - [Next: 16.205.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.73) - [Up: 16.205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.205.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.72) · Pramāṇa