[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) › 6.3.200.6 # Skandapurana 6.3.200.6 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.200.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.200.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.6) vedoccāraṇamātreṇa kṣatriyairdharmapālakaiḥ . jihvāchedo'sya kartavyaḥ śūdrasyeti viniścayaḥ .. 200.6 .. > At the mere chanting of the Veda, the cutting of his tongue / should be performed by kṣatriyas, the protectors of dharma: such is the settled rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.200.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.5) - [Next: 6.3.200.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.7) - [Up: 6.3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.200.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.200.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.200.6) · Pramāṇa