[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) › 5.165.41 # Skandapurana 5.165.41 Skandapurāṇa 5.165.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.165.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.41) .. ṛcīka uvāca .. .. yatkiṃcidbrahmatejaḥ syāttannyastaṃ te carau mayā .. kṣāttraṃ tejaśca te māturvyatyayaṃ ca kathaṃcana .. karomi vādhamo loke śāstra sya ca vyatikramam .. 41 .. > Ṛcīka said: / 'Whatever brahmin splendour there might be, that was placed by me in your caru, / and kṣatriya splendour in your mother's. How could I, / the lowest in the world, make an alteration and a transgression of scripture?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.165.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.40) - [Next: 5.165.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.42) - [Up: 5.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.165.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.165.41) · Pramāṇa