[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) › 7.5.p24 # Skandapurana 7.5.p24 Skandapurāṇa 7.5.p24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.5.p24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p24) ataḥ paraṃ vaitaraṇīṃ nadīṃ pāpapraṇāśanīm1 . śṛṇuṣvāvahitaḥ2 putra pāpakarmabhayāvahām3 ..1 . . nadī vaitaraṇī putra ṭaṅkacchinnataṭā śubhā . keśāsthirudhirāpūrṇā mahākṣārarasā tathā4 . .2. . > Hereafter, listen attentively, O son, to the river Vaitaraṇī, / which destroys sins and brings terror to those of sinful deeds. (1) / The river Vaitaraṇī, O son, whose banks are cut as if by chisels, \[though called\] auspicious, / is filled with hair, bones, and blood, and is full of burning alkali. (2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.5.p23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p23) - [Next: 7.5.p25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p25) - [Up: 7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.5.p24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p24) · Pramāṇa