[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) › 16.1.23 # Skandapurana 16.1.23 Skandapurāṇa 16.1.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.23) niṣekādiḥ śmaśānānto mantrairyasyodito vidhiḥ .. tasya śāstre'dhikāro'sti jñeyo nānyasya kasyacit.. 23 .. > He whose rites from conception to the cremation ground are prescribed with mantras / is known to have entitlement to this scripture, not anyone else. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.22) - [Next: 16.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.24) - [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.16.1.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Śūdrakamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.jati.sudrakamalakara.39.1-32) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Śūdrācāraśiromaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.sudradharma.sudracarasiromani.6.p29.3) — Kṛṣṇaśeṣa 1520, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.23) · Pramāṇa