[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) › 1.4.10.20 # Skandapurana 1.4.10.20 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.10.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.20) kāraṇānugataṃ kāryamidaṃ śukrādabhūdvapuḥ.. kathaṃ viśuddhimāyāti kṣālitāṃgāravadvada.. 12.20 .. > The effect follows the cause; this body arose from semen; / how can it attain purity, like a charcoal that has been washed? Speak! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.19) - [Next: 1.4.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.21) - [Up: 1.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.10.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.10.20) · Pramāṇa