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# Skandapurana 16.207.66

Skandapurāṇa 16.207.66

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.207.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.207.66)

tasmācchrotriya evārho guṇavāñchīlavāñchuciḥ ..  
avyaṃgastatra nirdoṣaḥ pātrāṇāṃ paramaṃ smṛtam .. 66 ..

> Therefore, only a scholar of the Veda is worthy—virtuous, of good character, pure, / free of bodily defect, and faultless; this is taught to be the highest among recipients. // 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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