[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) › 5.141.9 # Skandapurana 5.141.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.141.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.141.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.141.9) .. sūta uvāca .. .. pūrvaṃ taptvā tapastīvraṃ martyaloke dvijottamāḥ .. tato gacchaṃti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ svecchayā tridivaṃ prati .. mokṣamārgaṃ tathaivānye dhyānāviṣkṛtamānasāḥ .. 9 .. > Sūta said: / Formerly, having performed severe austerity in the mortal world, best of brahmins, / then, overjoyed, they would go to heaven according to their own wish; / others likewise \[went on\] the path to liberation, their minds enlightened by meditation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.141.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.141.8) - [Next: 5.141.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.141.10) - [Up: 5.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.141) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.141.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.141.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.141.9) · Pramāṇa