[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) › 5.258.22 # Skandapurana 5.258.22 Skandapurāṇa 5.258.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.258.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.258.22) śastraṃ lohamayaṃ yeṣāṃ vāgeva tatsamanvitāḥ .. pāpaiḥ parābhibhūtānāṃ teṣāṃ lokottaraṃ balam .. 22 .. > Those whose weapon is made of iron are endowed with only that; / \[but\] the power of those overcome by sins is surpassed by the speech \[of brahmins\], which has extraordinary might. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.258.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.258.21) - [Next: 5.258.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.258.23) - [Up: 5.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.258) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.258.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.262.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.258.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.258.22) · Pramāṇa