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# Skandapurana 16.207.33

Skandapurāṇa 16.207.33

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.207.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.33)

gorakṣakānvaṇijakāṃstathā kārukuśīlavān ..  
spṛśyānvārdhuṣikāṃścaiva viprānśūdravadācaret .. 33 ..

> Cowherds, traders, artisans, bards, / and usurers—even if they are brahmins, one should treat them as Śūdras. // 33  
> — 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.217.33) — Sanskrit

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