[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) › 6.3.209.16 # Skandapurana 6.3.209.16 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.209.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.209.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.16) brāhmaṇa uvāca - sarveṣāmeva viprāṇāṃ baṭo tvaṃ gotra uttame . dānānāṃ paramaṃ dānaṃ kathaṃ vidyā ca dīyate .. 209.16 .. > The brahmin said: > 'O baṭu, you are born in the best family of all vipras. > Learning is the highest of gifts—how can it be simply given? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.209.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.15) - [Next: 6.3.209.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.17) - [Up: 6.3.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.209.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.209.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.209.16) · Pramāṇa