[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) › 16.3.144 # Skandapurana 16.3.144 Skandapurāṇa 16.3.144 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.3.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.144) evaṃ mūrkhā vadiṣyaṃti prahasiṣyanti cāpare .. nārakā nāstikā lokāḥ pāpopahatacetasaḥ .. siddhiṃ naiva prayāsyaṃti saṃprāpte tu kalau yuge..144.. > Thus the fools will say, and others will mock. / Hell-bound, atheistic people, their minds ruined by sin, / will never attain perfection when the Kali age arrives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.3.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.143) - [Next: 16.3.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.145) - [Up: 16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.3.144) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.144) · Pramāṇa