[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) › 12.16 # Skandapurana 12.16 Skandapurāṇa 12.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.16) tilamāṣapradānena dvijānāṃ tarpaṇena ca .. yamena sahito devaḥ prīyate puruṣottamaḥ .. 16 .. > By giving sesame seeds and black gram, and by satiating the twice-born with water offerings, / Lord Puruṣottama is pleased, together with Yama. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.15) - [Next: 12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.17) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.12.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.12.16) · Pramāṇa