[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) › 5.273.74 # Skandapurana 5.273.74 Skandapurāṇa 5.273.74 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.273.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. \[74\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.273.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.72) - [Next: 5.273.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.75) - [Up: 5.273](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.273.74) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.74) · Pramāṇa