[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) › 5.180.24 # Skandapurana 5.180.24 Skandapurāṇa 5.180.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.180.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.180.24) .. brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ .. .. yadi tvaṃ nāgarairbāhyaṃ yajñaṃ cātra kariṣyasi .. tadanye'pi surāḥ sarve tava mārgānuyāyi naḥ .. bhaviṣyanti tathā bhūpāstatkāryo na makhastvayā .. 24 .. > The brahmins said: / If you perform the sacrifice here excluding the Nāgaras, / then all other gods too, and likewise kings, will follow your path; / therefore, you must not perform the sacrifice \[in this way\]. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.180.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.180.23) - [Next: 5.180.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.180.25) - [Up: 5.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.180) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.180.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.180.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.180.24) · Pramāṇa