[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) › 5.37.40 # Skandapurana 5.37.40 Skandapurāṇa 5.37.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.37.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.40) nighnaṃto vā śapaṃto vā vadaṃto vāpi niṣṭhuram .. pūjanīyāḥ sadā viprā divyām̐llokānabhīpsubhiḥ .. 6.37.40 .. > Whether striking, cursing, or speaking harshly, / brahmins must always be honoured by those desiring divine worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.37.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.39) - [Next: 5.37.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.41) - [Up: 5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.37.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.37.40) · Pramāṇa