[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) › 5.273.86 # Skandapurana 5.273.86 Skandapurāṇa 5.273.86 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.273.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.86) paraṃ viprasya yā dīkṣā vratavaṃdhasamudbhavā .. gāyatrī paramā jāpye gururvrataparo hi saḥ .. vaiṣṇavīṃ cātha śaivīṃ ca yo'nyāṃ dīkṣāṃ samācaret .. 86 .. > Yet the initiation of a brahmin arises from the investiture with the sacred thread; / the supreme Gāyatrī is to be muttered, for he is a guru devoted to that vow. / But whoever undertakes another initiation, whether Vaiṣṇava or Śaiva, \[86\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.273.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.85) - [Next: 5.273.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.87) - [Up: 5.273](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.273.86) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.273.86) · Pramāṇa