[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) › 5.240.24 # Skandapurana 5.240.24 Skandapurāṇa 5.240.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.240.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.24) yathā jalācca jaṃbālaḥ kṛṣyate dhārmikairnṛbhiḥ .. evamuddharate sādhvī bharttāraṃ yā'nuga cchati .. 24 .. > Just as mud is pulled from the water by righteous men, / so does the virtuous wife deliver the husband whom she follows \[in death\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.240.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.23) - [Next: 5.240.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.25) - [Up: 5.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.240.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.24) · Pramāṇa