[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) › 7.6.86\_72 # Skandapurana 7.6.86\_72 Skandapurāṇa 7.6.86\_72 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.6.86\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.86_72) pratigrahanivṛttāśca īśabhaktāśca ye dvijāḥ . kṣatriyā ye ca rakṣārthaṃ prajānāṃ23 nityamudyatāḥ .. 1 2. . tyajanti samare prāṇān na te narakagāminaḥ . vaiśyā vārtāsamāyuktā24 nyāyadharmavyavasthitāḥ . . 13 .. > and those twice-born who abstain from accepting gifts and are devoted to the Lord; / and those kṣatriyas who are constantly intent upon protecting the subjects, // 12 > who give up their lives in battle—they do not go to hell; / vaiśyas engaged in agriculture, trade, and cattle-rearing, steadfast in righteous livelihood, // 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.6.86\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.86_71) - [Next: 7.6.86\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.86_73) - [Up: 7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.6.86_72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.86_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.86_72) · Pramāṇa