[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) › 16.255.16 # Skandapurana 16.255.16 Skandapurāṇa 16.255.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.255.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.16) yo rājñāṃ pratigṛhṇāti brāhmaṇo lobhamohitaḥ .. tāmisrādiṣu ghoreṣu narakeṣu sa pacyate .. 16 .. > A brahmin who accepts a gift from kings, deluded by greed, / is cooked in Tāmisra and other terrifying hells. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.255.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.15) - [Next: 16.255.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.17) - [Up: 16.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.255.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.19.233) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.16) · Pramāṇa