[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) › 6.3.43.16 # Skandapurana 6.3.43.16 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.43.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.43.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.16) vaiśyo'pi hi tyajanprāṇānevaṃ vai śubhabhāgbhavet . jale vā śuddhabhāvena tyaktvā prāṇāñchivo bhavet .. 43.16 .. > Even a vaiśya, relinquishing his life breaths in this manner, indeed shares in good fortune; > or giving up his life breaths in water with a pure mind, he becomes Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.43.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.15) - [Next: 6.3.43.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.17) - [Up: 6.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.43.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.43.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.16) · Pramāṇa