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# Skandapurana 1.4.40.60

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.60

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.4.40.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.60)

tīrthasnānaistapobhirvā duṣṭātmā naiva śudhyati..  
sveditaḥ kṣālitastīrthe kiṃ śuddhimadhigacchati.. 42.60 ..

> A corrupt soul is never purified by baths at sacred fords or by austerities;  
> can \[a jar of liquor\], steamed and washed at a sacred ford, attain purity? 42.60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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