[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) › 6.3.85.70 # Skandapurana 6.3.85.70 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.85.70 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.85.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.85.70) dūrato'sau dvijastyājya ātmanaḥ śreya icchatā . hīnāṅgānatiriktāṅgān yeṣāṃ pūrvāparaṃ na hi .. 85.70 .. > such a twice-born is to be avoided from afar by one who desires his own welfare; / also those of deficient limbs or superfluous limbs, and those without a pure ancestry or posterity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.85.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.85.69) - [Next: 6.3.85.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.85.71) - [Up: 6.3.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.85) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.85.70) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.85.70) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.85.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.85.70) · Pramāṇa