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# Skandapurana 16.206.76

Skandapurāṇa 16.206.76

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.206.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.206.76)

piṃḍamagnau sadā deyādbhogārthī satataṃ naraḥ ..  
prajārthaṃ patnyai vai dadyānmadhyamaṃ maṃtrapūrvakam .. 76 ..

> A man seeking enjoyment should always offer a ball of rice into the fire; / for offspring, he should give the middle one to his wife, preceded by a mantra. (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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