[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) › 14.6.6 # Skandapurana 14.6.6 Skandapurāṇa 14.6.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.6.6) kiṃ gayāśrāddhadānena kimanyairmakhavistaraiḥ .. vasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ prāpya yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ .. sa pitṝṃstārayetsarvānātmanā nṛpasattama .. 6 .. > what is the use of offering a śrāddha at Gayā? What is the use of other elaborate sacrifices? / A man who, having reached Vasiṣṭha's hermitage, performs a śrāddha, / rescues all his ancestors along with himself, O best of kings.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.6.5) - [Next: 14.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.6.7) - [Up: 14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.6.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.6.6) · Pramāṇa