[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) › 1.4.43.82 # Skandapurana 1.4.43.82 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.43.82 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.43.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.82) pitṝnuddiśya yacchaṃti mama hāsaḥ prajāyate.. annasyopadravaṃ yacca mṛto hi kimaśiṣyata.. 45.82 .. > When they offer gifts in the name of the ancestors, laughter arises in me. > And that waste of food—for would a dead man eat? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.43.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.81) - [Next: 1.4.43.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.83) - [Up: 1.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.43.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.82) · Pramāṇa