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# Skandapurana 16.208.48

Skandapurāṇa 16.208.48

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.208.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.208.48)

apūjyādvācakādyastu ślokamekaṃ śṛṇoti ca ..  
nāsau puṇyamavāpnoti śāstracauraḥ smṛto hi saḥ .. 48 ..

> He who hears even a single verse from an unworthy reader / does not attain merit; indeed, he is remembered as a thief of scripture. (48)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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