[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) › 6.3.38.18 # Skandapurana 6.3.38.18 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.38.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.38.18) īśvara uvāca - yattvayoktaṃ ca vacanaṃ na hi me rocate priye . brāhmaṇā hi mahadbhūtaṃ na caiṣāṃ vipriyaṃ caret .. 38.18 .. > Īśvara said: > What you have said does not please me at all, O beloved. > Brahmins are great beings, and one should never do what is displeasing to them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.38.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.38.17) - [Next: 6.3.38.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.38.19) - [Up: 6.3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.38.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.38.18) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.38.18) · Pramāṇa