[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) › 16.165.64 # Skandapurana 16.165.64 Skandapurāṇa 16.165.64 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.165.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.64) kālahīnaṃ na kartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ na phaladaṃ bhavet .. vedeṣvayamadhīkāro dṛṣṭaḥ sarvo manīṣibhiḥ .. 64 .. > "A rite must not be performed out of time; done \[so\], it bears no fruit." / This rule in the Vedas has been observed by all wise men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.165.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.63) - [Next: 16.165.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.65) - [Up: 16.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.165.64) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.64) · Pramāṇa