[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) › 5.271.23 # Skandapurana 5.271.23 Skandapurāṇa 5.271.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.271.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.23) ajāvikāstathā pādaṃ nāryaḥ sarvāstathaiva ca .. vedādhyayanasaṃpannāḥ pratigrahavivarjitāḥ .. śāpānugrahakṛtyeṣu samarthāḥ saṃbhavaṃti ca 23 .. > likewise female goats and sheep \[yield\] a quarter, and all the women \[are\] similarly \[virtuous\]. / \[The brahmins\] are endowed with Vedic study, free from receiving gifts, / and capable in the acts of cursing and blessing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.271.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.22) - [Next: 5.271.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.24) - [Up: 5.271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.271.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.23) · Pramāṇa