[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) › 1.3.6.116 # Skandapurana 1.3.6.116 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.6.116 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.6.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6.116) ye'rcayaṃti śivaṃ nityaṃ liṃgarūpiṇameva ca.. striyo vāpyatha vā śūdrāḥ śvapacā hyaṃtyavāsinaḥ.. taṃ śivaṃ prāpnuvaṃtyeva sarvaduḥkhopanāśanam.. 8.116 .. > Those who constantly worship Śiva specifically in the form of a liṅga, / whether women, Śūdras, or outcastes dwelling on the fringes, / attain that very Śiva who destroys all suffering. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.6.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6.115) - [Next: 1.3.6.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6.117) - [Up: 1.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.6.116) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.6.116) · Pramāṇa