[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) › 5.221.19 # Skandapurana 5.221.19 Skandapurāṇa 5.221.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.221.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.19) parāṅmukhāśca hanyaṃte palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ .. te bhavaṃti narāḥ pretā etadāha pitāmahaḥ ..19.. > But those who are killed with their backs turned, intent on fleeing, / those men become pretas: this the Grandfather said. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.221.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.18) - [Next: 5.221.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.20) - [Up: 5.221](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.221.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.224.19) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.19) · Pramāṇa