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# Skandapurana 16.207.26

Skandapurāṇa 16.207.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.207.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.26)

vedākṣarāṇi yāvanti niyuṃkte svārthakāraṇāt ..  
tāvatīrbhrūṇahatyā vai prāpnuyādvedavikrayī .. 26 ..

> For as many syllables of the Veda as he employs for selfish purposes, / indeed, so many murders of an embryo does the seller of the Veda incur. // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtimuktāphala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrtimuktaphala.7.123.6) — Vaidyanātha Dīkṣita 1575, Sanskrit

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