[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) › 6.3.159.8 # Skandapurana 6.3.159.8 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.159.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.159.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.8) gururātmavatāṃ śāstā rājā śāstā durātmanām . iha pracchannapāpānāṃ śāstā vaivasvato yamaḥ .. 159.8 .. > The teacher is the chastiser of the self-controlled; the king is the chastiser of the wicked; / in this world, of secret sins, the chastiser is Yama, son of Vivasvat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.159.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.7) - [Next: 6.3.159.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.9) - [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.6.3.159.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.8) · Pramāṇa