[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) › 6.3.159.27 # Skandapurana 6.3.159.27 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.159.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.159.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.27) grāmabhaṭṭo divākīrtirdaivajño gardabho bhavet . kupaṇḍitaḥ syānmārjāro bhaṣaṇo vyāsa eva ca .. 159.27 .. > A village bard, a candāla, and an astrologer become asses. / A pseudo-scholar becomes a cat, and a barking dog indeed is Vyāsa \[in improper speech\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.159.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.26) - [Next: 6.3.159.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.28) - [Up: 6.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.159.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.27) · Pramāṇa