[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) › 16.207.56 # Skandapurana 16.207.56 Skandapurāṇa 16.207.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.207.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.56) viprayoniṃ samāsādya saṃkaraṃ parivarjayet .. mānuṣyaṃ durlabhaṃ loke brāhmaṇyamadhikaṃ tataḥ .. 56 .. > Having attained birth as a brahmin, one should avoid mixture; / human birth is difficult to obtain in the world, and brahminhood even more so. // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.207.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.55) - [Next: 16.207.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.57) - [Up: 16.207](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.207.56) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.217.56) — Sanskrit - [Gṛhastharatnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.grhastharatnakara.44.p1) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.56) · Pramāṇa