[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) › 5.178.17 # Skandapurana 5.178.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.178.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.178.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.17) vedavikraya kartāro brāhmaṇāḥ śaucavarjitāḥ .. pāpapratigrahāsaktāḥ sandhyāhīnāḥ sunirghṛṇāḥ .. 17 .. > Brahmins are sellers of the Veda, devoid of purity, / attached to accepting sinful gifts, devoid of the twilight prayers, utterly merciless. 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.178.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.16) - [Next: 5.178.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.18) - [Up: 5.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.178.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.17) · Pramāṇa