[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) › 6.3.43.18 # Skandapurana 6.3.43.18 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.43.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.43.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.18) athavā praṇavāśakto dvijebhyo gurave tathā . pañcāgnau śoṣayeddehamāpṛcchya dvijasattamān .. 43.18 .. > Or, unable to recite the praṇava, having asked the best of the twice-born, > he may desiccate his body in the five fires for the twice-born and the guru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.43.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.17) - [Next: 6.3.43.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.19) - [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.6.3.43.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.43.18) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.43.18) · Pramāṇa