Skandapurana 7.6.86_71

7.6.86_71

itareṣāṃ tu saṃsāro bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ .
brāhmaṇāstaṃ na gacchanti vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ . . 8.52.10 . .
ṣaṭkarmaniratā vyāsa ātmadharmavyavasthitāḥ21 .
tapaḥśaucasamāyuktā dayāvanto dṛḍhavratāḥ22 . .1 1 ..

For others, however, worldly rebirth certainly occurs; there is no doubt. / Brahmins who have mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas do not go there; // 10
devoted to the six duties, O Vyāsa, steadfast in their own dharma, / endowed with austerity and purity, compassionate, firm in their vows; // 11