[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) › 16.29.77 # Skandapurana 16.29.77 Skandapurāṇa 16.29.77 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.29.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.77) nānyathā śakyate karttuṃ dvijānāṃ vacanaṃ hi tat .. brāhmaṇāḥ kupitā nūnaṃ bhasmīkuryuḥ svatejasā .. 77 .. > That word of the twice-born cannot indeed be undone. / If angered, the brahmins could surely reduce \[the world\] to ashes by their own splendor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.29.76\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.76_1) - [Next: 16.29.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.78) - [Up: 16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.29.77) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.29.77) · Pramāṇa