[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) › 5.171.9 # Skandapurana 5.171.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.171.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.171.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.171.9) manasāpi vadhaṃ yastu brāhmaṇasya viciṃtayet .. taptakṛcchreṇa mucyeta manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvo'bravīt .. 9 .. > He who even in thought contemplates the slaying of a brahmin / is purified only through a taptakṛcchra penance, so said Svāyambhuva Manu.” 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.171.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.171.8) - [Next: 5.171.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.171.10) - [Up: 5.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.171) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.171.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.171.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.171.9) · Pramāṇa