[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) › 5.217.20 # Skandapurana 5.217.20 Skandapurāṇa 5.217.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.217.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.20) brāhmaṇena na bhoktavyaṃ samāyāte nimaṃtraṇe .. atha bhuṃkte ca yo mohātsa prayāti hyadhogatim .. 6.218.20 .. > A brahmin should not eat \[elsewhere\] when an invitation has arrived; / but if he eats through delusion, he indeed goes to a low state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.217.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.19) - [Next: 5.217.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.21) - [Up: 5.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.217.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.20) · Pramāṇa