[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) › 1.4.40.55 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.55 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.55) spṛṣṭvā svadehasrotāṃsi mṛttoyaiḥ śodhyate karaḥ.. tathāpyaśucibhāṃḍasya na virajyati kiṃ naraḥ.. 42.55 .. > Having touched the orifices of one's own body, the hand is cleansed with earth and water; > even so, why does a person feel no revulsion toward that vessel of impurity? 42.55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.54) - [Next: 1.4.40.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.56) - [Up: 1.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.40.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.55) · Pramāṇa