Skandapurana 5.167.9_1

5.167.9_1

.. iṃdra uvāca .. ..
anenaiva śarīreṇa kṣatriyaḥ syātkathaṃ dvijaḥ ..
caturviṃśatisaṃskārairdviguṇairyaḥprajāyate ..
tadanyatprārthaya kṣipraṃ yatte'bhīṣṭataraṃ sthitam .. 9 ..

Indra said:
“How can a kṣatriya become a dvija in this very body,
[a status] which is born through twice twenty-four sacraments?
Therefore, request something else quickly, whatever remains most desired by you.”