[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) › 16.22.89 # Skandapurana 16.22.89 Skandapurāṇa 16.22.89 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.22.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.89) praṇītaścāpraṇītaśca yathāgnirdaivataṃ mahat .. evaṃ vidvānavidvānvā brāhmaṇo daivataṃ mahat .. 89 .. > Just as fire, whether consecrated or unconsecrated, is a great deity, / so a brahmin, whether learned or unlearned, is a great deity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.88) - [Next: 16.22.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.90) - [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.16.22.89) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.89) · Pramāṇa