[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) › 6.3.122.18 # Skandapurana 6.3.122.18 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.122.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.122.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.122.18) sa dharmaḥ sarvavarṇānāṃ purā sṛṣṭaḥ svayambhuvā . mantrasaṃskārasampannāstrayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ .. 122.18 .. > That duty of all the classes was created of old by the Self-born; / the twice-born are the three classes endowed with mantras and rites of passage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.122.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.122.17) - [Next: 6.3.122.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.122.19) - [Up: 6.3.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.122) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.122.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.122.18) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.122.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.122.18) · Pramāṇa