[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) › 5.174.3 # Skandapurana 5.174.3 Skandapurāṇa 5.174.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.174.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.174.3) ..yājñavalkya uvāca.. .. tathāpi deva me śuddhirhṛdayasya na jāyate .. tasmādvada suraśreṣṭha prāyaścittaṃ viśuddhaye..3.. > Yājñavalkya said: / Even so, O Lord, purification does not arise in my heart. / Therefore, O foremost of gods, declare an expiation for complete purification." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.174.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.174.2) - [Next: 5.174.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.174.4) - [Up: 5.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.174) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.174.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.174.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.174.3) · Pramāṇa