[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) › 1.4.1.54 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.54 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.54) ..kātyāyana uvāca.. dānasya tapaso vāpi bhagavankiṃ ca duṣkaram.. kiṃ vā mahatphalaṃ pretya sārasvata bravīhi tat.. 2.54 .. > Kātyāyana said: / O Lord, what is harder to perform—giving or austerity? / Or what yields great fruit after death? O Sārasvata, tell me that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.53) - [Next: 1.4.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.55) - [Up: 1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.1.54) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.3.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.54) · Pramāṇa