[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) › 16.205.45 # Skandapurana 16.205.45 Skandapurāṇa 16.205.45 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.205.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.45) kāmena vihitaṃ kāmyamabhipretārthasiddhaye .. vṛddhau yatkriyate śrāddhaṃ vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ taducyate .. 45 .. > That which is performed out of desire for the attainment of a longed-for goal is kāmya. / The śrāddha that is performed at an auspicious event (vṛddhi) is called vṛddhi-śrāddha. // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.205.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.44) - [Next: 16.205.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.46) - [Up: 16.205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.205.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śrāddhacandrikā (Divākarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.sraddhacandrika.1.p12) — Divākarabhaṭṭa 1655, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.205.45) · Pramāṇa