[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) › 17.13.1 # Skandapurana 17.13.1 Skandapurāṇa 17.13.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.1) .. sārasvata uvāca .. .. chittvā śubhāśubhaṃ karma muktimicchecchivāṃ tataḥ .. idaṃ na śakyate karttuṃ śubhaṃ kāryaṃ tadā naraiḥ .. 1 .. > Sārasvata said: / Having cut through good and evil karma, one should then desire auspicious liberation. / If this cannot be done, then auspicious action must be performed by men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.12.46\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.12.46_1) - [Next: 17.13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.2) - [Up: 17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.13.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.13.1) · Pramāṇa