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# Skandapurana 7.6.86\_78

Skandapurāṇa 7.6.86\_78

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.6.86\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.6.86_78)

bhaktā varṇatrayaṃ28 ye ca śūdrā darpavivarjitāḥ .  
brāhmaṇāṃśca viśeṣeṇa nityaṃ ye samupāsate29 ..1 5. .  
te na30 paśyanti narakaṃ31 sugatiñca32 mṛtā yayuḥ .  
caturṣvapi ca varṇeṣu manujā bhāvataḥ33 śivam . .1 6..

> Śūdras who are devoted to the three \[higher\] castes and devoid of arrogance, / and who especially attend upon brahmins constantly, (15) / do not see hell; when dead, they go to a good destination. / And among all four castes, those mortals who \[worship\] Śiva with sincere devotion, (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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