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# Skandapurana 16.202.45

Skandapurāṇa 16.202.45

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.202.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.202.45)

akāmataḥ kṛte pāpe prāyaścittaṃ vidurbudhāḥ ..  
kāmakārakṛte'pyāhureke śrutinidarśanāt .. 45 ..

> The wise know of expiation when a sin is committed unintentionally; / some say it is valid even when done intentionally, on the evidence of Vedic revelation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.202.45) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Smṛtiviveka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrtiviveka.3.10) — Śūlapāṇi, Sanskrit
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