[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) › 1.3.30.85 # Skandapurana 1.3.30.85 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.30.85 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.30.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.30.85) yasminrāṣṭro'tha vā deśe grāme cāpi vicakṣaṇaḥ.. śivabhakto na dṛśyeta smaśānāttu viśiṣyate.. tadrāṣṭraṃ deśamityāhuḥ satyaṃ prativadāmi vaḥ.. 32.85 .. > In whichever realm, or country, or village, an intelligent > devotee of Śiva is not seen, that realm or country— > I tell you the truth—they say is worse than a cremation ground. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.30.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.30.84) - [Next: 1.3.30.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.30.86) - [Up: 1.3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.30.85) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.30.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.30.85) · Pramāṇa