[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) › 16.9.38 # Skandapurana 16.9.38 Skandapurāṇa 16.9.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.38) yā gatirddharmayuktānāmagatiḥ pāpakarmiṇām.. cāturvarṇyasya prabhavaścāturvarṇyasya rakṣitā .. 38 .. > He who is the destination of those endowed with dharma, and the absence of a goal for evil-doers, > the source of the four castes and the protector of the four castes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.37) - [Next: 16.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.39) - [Up: 16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.9.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.179.40) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.9.38) · Pramāṇa