[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) › 15.1.17 # Skandapurana 15.1.17 Skandapurāṇa 15.1.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [15.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.1.17) kṣīyamāṇe ca saddharme vidharme prabale tathā .. naṣṭadharmakriyāyoge vedavādabahiṣkṛte .. ekapāde sthite dharme varṇāśramavivarjite .. 17 .. > when true dharma was waning and adharma grew powerful, / the practice of righteous rites was destroyed, the teachings of the Veda excluded, / and dharma stood upon a single foot, bereft of caste and life-stage; 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.1.16) - [Next: 15.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.1.18) - [Up: 15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.15.1.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Dvārakāmāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.dvarakamahatmya.1.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.1.17) · Pramāṇa