[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) › 5.43.6 # Skandapurana 5.43.6 Skandapurāṇa 5.43.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.43.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.6) sarveṣāṃ vratināṃ mūlaṃ brahmacaryamudāhṛtam .. viśeṣācchivabhaktānāmevaṃ bhūyo vidhāsyasi .. 6 .. > Celibacy is proclaimed to be the root of all vow-holders, / especially of the devotees of Śiva; thus you will act again. // 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.43.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.5) - [Next: 5.43.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.7) - [Up: 5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.43.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.43.6) · Pramāṇa