[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) › 5.236.29\_3 # Skandapurana 5.236.29\_3 Skandapurāṇa 5.236.29\_3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.236.29\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.236.29_3) śṛṇu vratasya māhātmyaṃ vakṣyāmi prathamaṃ tava .. brahmacaryavrataṃ sāraṃ vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam .. 12 .. > Listen, I shall first describe to you the greatness of the vow: / the vow of celibacy is the essence, the supreme vow among vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.236.29\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.236.29_2) - [Next: 5.236.29\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.236.29_4) - [Up: 5.236](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.236) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.236.29_3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.239.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.236.29_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.236.29_3) · Pramāṇa