[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) › 14.24.17 # Skandapurana 14.24.17 Skandapurāṇa 14.24.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.24.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.17) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. tatrasthāṃ tvāṃ samālokya marttyā yāṃti triviṣṭapam .. vinā yajñaistathā dānaiḥ svargaḥ saṃkīrṇatāṃ gataḥ.. nānyatkāraṇamastīha niṣedhasya sureśvari ..17.. > The gods said: / “Beholding you residing there, mortals will go to heaven; / without sacrifices and gifts, heaven will become overcrowded; / there is no other reason for our objection here, O sovereign of the gods.” 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.24.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.16) - [Next: 14.24.17\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.17_2) - [Up: 14.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.24.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.17) · Pramāṇa