[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) › 16.223.53 # Skandapurana 16.223.53 Skandapurāṇa 16.223.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.223.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.53) viśvāsaghātako yastu brahmahā strīvadhe rataḥ .. goghno gurughraḥ pitṛhā sa preto jāyate naraḥ..53.. > A betrayer of trust, a killer of a brahmin, one bent on slaying women, / a killer of cows, a killer of his guru, a killer of his father—that man is born as a preta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.223.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.52) - [Next: 16.223.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.54) - [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.16.223.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.223.53) · Pramāṇa