[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) › 5.57.16 # Skandapurana 5.57.16 Skandapurāṇa 5.57.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.57.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.16) .. mārkaṃḍeya uvāca .. .. daśānāṃ brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ yadvadhe pātakaṃ smṛtam .. tatpāpaṃ strīvadhe kṛtsnaṃ jāyate bharatarṣabha .. 16 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / “The guilt that is stated for the slaying of ten eminent brahmins, / all that sin arises in the slaying of a woman, O bull of the Bharatas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.57.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.15) - [Next: 5.57.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.17) - [Up: 5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.57.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.57.16) · Pramāṇa