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# Skandapurana 5.178.19

Skandapurāṇa 5.178.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.178.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.178.19)

śūdrā nityaṃ dharmakāmāḥ śūdrāścaiva tapasvinaḥ ..  
lokayātrākriyāḥ sarve prahasaṃti vyapatrapāḥ .. 19 ..

> Śūdras constantly desire righteousness; śūdras perform austerities; / shameless, they all deride the practices that sustain the world. 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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