[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) › 17.9.41 # Skandapurana 17.9.41 Skandapurāṇa 17.9.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.41) tyaktvā dehamimaṃ brāhmyaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ kule bhava .. svāyaṃbhuvatvaṃ saṃtyajya dakṣa prācetaso bhava .. 41 .. > "Leaving this brahminical body, be born in the lineage of kṣatriyas! / Abandoning the state of being born from Svayambhū, O Dakṣa, become the son of Pracetas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.9.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.40) - [Next: 17.9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.42) - [Up: 17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.9.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.9.41) · Pramāṇa