[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) › 16.28.43 # Skandapurana 16.28.43 Skandapurāṇa 16.28.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.28.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.43) mahādānāni ye viprā gṛhṇanti jñānadurbalāḥ .. vṛkṣāste dvijarūpeṇa jāyaṃte brahmarākṣasāḥ .. 43 .. > Those brahmins weak in wisdom who accept great gifts / become trees, \[or\] are born as brahmarākṣasas in the form of twice-borns. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.28.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.42) - [Next: 16.28.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.44) - [Up: 16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.28.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.43) · Pramāṇa