[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) › 6.3.53.40 # Skandapurana 6.3.53.40 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.53.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.53.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.53.40) ṛkṣaśṛṅga uvāca - pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kathaṃ ko vā kutastvamiha cāgataḥ . brahmakṣatraviśāṃ madhye ko bhavānuta śūdrajaḥ .. 53.40 .. > Ṛkṣaśṛṅga said: / 'I ask you: who are you, and whence have you come here? / Among brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas, which are you—or born of a śūdra?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.53.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.53.39) - [Next: 6.3.53.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.53.41) - [Up: 6.3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.53.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.53.40) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.53.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.53.40) · Pramāṇa