[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) › 7.18.89\_111 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_111 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_111 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_111) vahnitejāḥ smṛtā hyete mahātmāno dvijātayaḥ . sarvataḥ prabhavantyete nāsti teṣāṃ nivāraṇam .. 34. . ārjavaṃ samatāṃ caiva viddhi tejo dvijātiṣu . tapovidyāsamāyuktādārjavastu viśiṣyate ..3 5. . aśāṭhyaṃ30 hanti pāpāni samatā mohabandhanam . ubhepyete nihanti sma ārjavaṃ sevitaṃ dvijaiḥ .. 3 6.. > For these great-souled twice-born are known to have the fiery splendor of fire; / they prevail everywhere, and there is no checking them. > Know straightforwardness and equanimity to be the fiery energy in twice-born men; / straightforwardness is indeed superior to being endowed with austerity and learning. > Freedom from deceit destroys sins, while equanimity destroys the bondage of delusion; / both of these, practiced by the twice-born as straightforwardness, destroy \[sins and delusion\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_110) - [Next: 7.18.89\_112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_112) - [Up: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.18.89_111) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skanda Purāṇa (Kumāra Kavi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skandapurana.70.30) — Kumāra Kavi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_111) · Pramāṇa