[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) › 5.240.4 # Skandapurana 5.240.4 Skandapurāṇa 5.240.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.240.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.4) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. sacchūdrairapi no kāryā vedākṣaravicāraṇā .. na śrotavyā na paṭhyā ca paṭhannarakabhāgbhavet .. 4 .. > Īśvara said: / Even good Śūdras must not deliberate on the syllables of the Veda; / they must not hear them nor recite them; by reciting, one would go to hell. 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.240.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.3) - [Next: 5.240.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.5) - [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.5.240.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.4) · Pramāṇa