[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) › 6.3.159.20 # Skandapurana 6.3.159.20 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.159.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.159.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.20) vātako jalahartā ca dhānyahartā ca mūṣakaḥ . aprāptayauvanāṃ gacchan bhavetsarpa iti śrutiḥ .. 159.20 .. > A stealer of water becomes a diver-bird, and a stealer of grain a rat. / Having intercourse with a girl who has not reached puberty, one becomes a snake—so states the tradition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.159.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.19) - [Next: 6.3.159.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.21) - [Up: 6.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.159.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.20) · Pramāṇa