[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) › 5.238.53 # Skandapurana 5.238.53 Skandapurāṇa 5.238.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.238.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.53) tāvatpāpāni garjaṃti tāvadbibheti pātakī .. yāvanna vihito bhāsvāndīpo nārāyaṇālaye .. 53 .. > Sins roar and the sinner fears only so long, / so long as a radiant lamp is not placed in Nārāyaṇa’s abode. 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.238.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.52) - [Next: 5.238.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.54) - [Up: 5.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.238.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.238.53) · Pramāṇa