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# Skandapurana 5.198.76

Skandapurāṇa 5.198.76

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.198.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.198.76)

nadīnāṃ ca yathā gaṃgā satīnāṃ cāpyaruṃdhatī ..  
tadvatsthānajaviprāṇāṃ śreṣṭho'ṣṭakulikaḥ smṛtaḥ .. 76 ..

> As the Gaṅgā among rivers, and as Arundhatī among chaste wives, / likewise one belonging to eight families is remembered as the best among brahmins born of the place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.199.76) — Sanskrit

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