[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) › 5.44.3 # Skandapurana 5.44.3 Skandapurāṇa 5.44.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.3) .. viśvāmitra uvāca .. .. tvaṃ jīva gaccha vā mṛtyuṃ nāhaṃ kartāsmi te vacaḥ .. vratanāśāttu yatpāpamadhikaṃ strīvadhādbhavet .. 3 .. > Viśvāmitra said: / Either live or go to death; I will not do your bidding! / For greater is the sin that arises from the destruction of a vow than from killing a woman. // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.2) - [Next: 5.44.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.4) - [Up: 5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.44.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.44.3) · Pramāṇa