[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) › 16.223.58 # Skandapurana 16.223.58 Skandapurāṇa 16.223.58 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.223.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.58) nityaṃ śṛṇoti śāstrāṇi nityaṃ sevati paṃḍitān.. vṛddhāṃstu pṛcchate nityaṃ na sa preto vijāyate .. 58 .. > One who constantly hears the scriptures, constantly serves learned men, / and always inquires of elders, he is not born as a preta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.223.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.57) - [Next: 16.223.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.59) - [Up: 16.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.223.58) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.58) · Pramāṇa