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# Skandapurana 5.178.13

Skandapurāṇa 5.178.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.178.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.13)

.. brahmovāca .. ..  
kiṃvadantīṃ mamācakṣva martyalokasamudbhavām ..  
kīdṛśāḥ pārthivāstatra kīdṛśā dvijasattamāḥ ..  
kīdṛśā vyavahārāśca vartante tatra sāṃpratam .. 13 .. ..

> Brahmā said: / Tell me the report that arises from the mortal world. / What are the kings like there? What are the best of brahmins like? / And what sorts of conduct prevail there now? 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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