[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) › 16.223.52 # Skandapurana 16.223.52 Skandapurāṇa 16.223.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.223.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.52) nāstiko niṃdakaḥ kṣudro nityanaimittyavarjitaḥ .. brāhmaṇāndveṣṭi yo nūnaṃ sa preto jāyate naraḥ .. 52 .. > An atheist, a reviler, a base person, one who has abandoned daily and occasional rites, / and who surely hates brahmins—that man is born as a preta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.223.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.51) - [Next: 16.223.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.53) - [Up: 16.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.223.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.52) · Pramāṇa