[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) › 5.53.76 # Skandapurana 5.53.76 Skandapurāṇa 5.53.76 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.53.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.76) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. rākṣasatvaṃ prapannena tvayā pārthivasattama .. brāhmaṇā bahavo dhvastāstathā vidhvaṃsitā makhāḥ .. teṣāṃ tvaṃ pārthivaśreṣṭha saṃspṛṣṭo brahmahatyayā .. 76 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / "When you fell into the state of a rakshasa, O best of kings, / many brahmins were destroyed by you, and sacrifices were ruined; / by their murder of a brahmin you have been touched, O best of kings." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.53.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.75) - [Next: 5.53.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.77) - [Up: 5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.53.76) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.76) · Pramāṇa