[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) › 16.38.9 # Skandapurana 16.38.9 Skandapurāṇa 16.38.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.38.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.38.9) purā dvāparasaṃdhau tu saṃprāpte ca kalau yuge .. striyo mlecchāśca śūdrāśca ye cānye pāpakāriṇaḥ .. prayāṃti svargamevāśu dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ prabhum .. 9 .. > Formerly, at the junction of the Dvāpara and the arrival of the Kali age, / women, barbarians, and Śūdras, and whatever other evildoers there were, / quickly went to heaven merely upon seeing the lord Someśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.38.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.38.8) - [Next: 16.38.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.38.10) - [Up: 16.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.38.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.38.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.38.9) · Pramāṇa