Skandapurana 7.6.86_68

7.6.86_68

nāgnicinnarakaṃ yāti na trisūtrī8 na govratī9 .
nāśvamedhena yo yaṣṭā10 go sahasraprado na ca11 . .4. .
na ca svādhyāyanityo yo rudrajāpī ca yo dvijaḥ12 .
brāhmaṇān13 tārayedyaśca14 āpado maraṇāntikāt . .5 . .

One who maintains the sacrificial fire does not go to hell, nor one with the three sacred cords, nor one observant of the cow vow, / nor he who has sacrificed with the horse sacrifice, nor the giver of a thousand cows; // 4
nor the twice-born who is constantly engaged in self-study of the Veda and who recites the Rudra hymn, / and he who rescues brahmins from mortal danger; // 5