[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) › 16.69.5 # Skandapurana 16.69.5 Skandapurāṇa 16.69.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.69.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.69.5) dhanuṣāṃ caturaṃte ca liṃgaṃ pāpabhayāpaham .. yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ bhaktiyuto naraḥ .. kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet .. 5 .. > at a distance of four bow-lengths, is the liṅga that dispels the fear of sin. / The devoted man who worships that liṅga with devotion, / especially on the eighth day of the dark fortnight, will be freed from sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.69.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.69.4) - [Next: 16.69.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.69.6) - [Up: 16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.69) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.69.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.69.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.69.5) · Pramāṇa