[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) › 16.1.22 # Skandapurana 16.1.22 Skandapurāṇa 16.1.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.22) na nāstike kathāṃ puṇyāmimāṃ brūyātkadācana .. śraddadhānāya śāntāya kīrtanīyā dvijātaye ..22 .. > One should never narrate this sacred tale to an atheist; / it should be recited to a tranquil, faithful twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.21) - [Next: 16.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.23) - [Up: 16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.1.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.1.10) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.kurmapurana.1.p5) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.22) · Pramāṇa