[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) › 5.240.5 # Skandapurana 5.240.5 Skandapurāṇa 5.240.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.240.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.5) purāṇānāṃ naiva pāṭhaḥ śravaṇaṃ kārayetsadā .. smṛtyuktaṃ sugurorgrāhyaṃ na pāṭhaḥ śravaṇādikam .. 5 .. > No reading of the Purāṇas \[is allowed for them\]; one should always have them listen. / What is spoken in the Smṛti should be received from a good guru; no reading, hearing \[the Vedas\], or the like \[is permitted\]. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.240.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.4) - [Next: 5.240.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.6) - [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.5.240.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.5) · Pramāṇa