[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) › 6.3.170.24 # Skandapurana 6.3.170.24 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.170.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.170.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.170.24) kutsitaṃ ca kṛtaṃ karma rājñā caṇḍālacāriṇā . brāhmaṇo naiva vadhyo hi viśeṣeṇa tapovṛtaḥ .. 170.24 .. > 'A despicable deed has been done by the king who acts like an outcaste! / A brahmin must never be slain, especially one devoted to austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.170.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.170.23) - [Next: 6.3.170.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.170.25) - [Up: 6.3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.170) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.170.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.170.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.170.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.170.24) · Pramāṇa