Skandapurana 5.273.74
Skandapurāṇa 5.273.74
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5.273.74
bhagavan brāhmaṇo'smīti jātyā caiva na karmaṇā ..
na kasyacinmayā dattaṃ kadācinnaiva bhojanam ..
kevalaṃ devaviprāṇāṃ vaṃcayitvā dhanaṃ hṛtam ..
vyasanenābhibhūtena dyūtaveśyodbhavena ca .. 74 ..
"O venerable one, I am a brahmin only by birth and not by deed! / Food was never given by me at any time to anyone; / I only robbed the wealth of gods and brahmins after deceiving them, / overcome by vice arising from gambling and courtesans. [74]
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