[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) › 16.24.86 # Skandapurana 16.24.86 Skandapurāṇa 16.24.86 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.24.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.86) pātityaṃ jāyate'smākaṃ śrutismṛtivigarhitam .. śrutismṛtī hi rudrasya yasmādājñādvayaṃ mahat .. 86 .. > there arises a fall from caste, condemned by the Vedas and the smṛtis. / For the Vedas and the smṛtis are the two great commands of Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.24.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.85) - [Next: 16.24.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.87) - [Up: 16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.24.86) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.24.86) · Pramāṇa