[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) › 16.22.71 # Skandapurana 16.22.71 Skandapurāṇa 16.22.71 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.22.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.71) yadbrāhmaṇāḥ stutyatamā vadanti taddevatā karmabhirācaraṃti .. tuṣṭeṣu tuṣṭāḥ satataṃ bhavanti pratyakṣadeveṣu parokṣadevāḥ .. 7.1.22.70 \[. yathā rudrā yathā devā maruto vasavo'śvinau .. brahmā ca somasūryau ca tathā loke dvijottamāḥ .. 71 .. > Whatever the brahmins, who are most worthy of praise, declare, the deities carry out through their deeds. / When the visible gods are pleased, the invisible gods are constantly pleased. / Just as the Rudras, the gods, the Maruts, the Vasus, the two Aśvins, / and Brahmā, the moon, and the sun are in heaven, so are the best of the twice-born in this world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.69) - [Next: 16.22.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.72) - [Up: 16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.22.71) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.71) · Pramāṇa