[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) › 16.28.71 # Skandapurana 16.28.71 Skandapurāṇa 16.28.71 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.28.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.71) namaskāreṇa śūdrasya kriyāsiddhirbhaveddhruvam .. niṣiddhācaraṇaṃ kurvanpitṛbhiḥ saha majjati .. 71 .. > Success in rites for a śūdra surely comes through mere salutation. / One who practices what is forbidden sinks down along with his ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.28.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.70) - [Next: 16.28.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.72) - [Up: 16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.28.71) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śūdradharmatattva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.sudradharma.sudradharmatattva.6.1-19) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1591, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.71) · Pramāṇa