[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) › 5.181.20 # Skandapurana 5.181.20 Skandapurāṇa 5.181.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.181.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.20) .. ṛtvija ūcuḥ .. .. kathaṃ yajñakriyā kāryā kapāle sadasi sthite .. parikṣipatha tasmāttu evamūcurdvijottamāḥ .. 6.182.20 .. > The officiating priests said: / "How can the sacrificial rite be performed with a skull-bowl lying in the assembly? / Therefore, throw it away!" Thus spoke the best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.181.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.19) - [Next: 5.181.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.21) - [Up: 5.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.181.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.16.21) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.20) · Pramāṇa