[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) › 16.154.3 # Skandapurana 16.154.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.154.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.154.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.154.3) talliṃgaṃ samanuprāpya gāyatrīṃ japate tu yaḥ .. brāhmaṇastu śucirbhūtvā mucyate duṣpratigrahāt .. 3 .. > Having approached that liṅga, whoever mutters the Gāyatrī, / having become pure, a brahmin is freed from \[the sin of\] improper acceptance \[of gifts\]. // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.154.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.154.2) - [Next: 16.154.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.154.4) - [Up: 16.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.154) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.154.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.154.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.154.3) · Pramāṇa