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# Skandapurana 16.3.123

Skandapurāṇa 16.3.123

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.3.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.123)

etadarthaṃ mayā devi tīrthāni vividhāni ca ..  
liṃgāni caiva suśroṇi gopitāni prayatnataḥ ..  
na siddhidāni deveśi kalau kalmaṣakāriṇām .. 123 ..

> For this reason, O goddess, the various sacred fords / and the liṅgas, O shapely-hipped woman, were kept concealed with effort; / they do not grant perfection, O queen of gods, to evildoers in the Kali age.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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