[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) › 16.22.68 # Skandapurana 16.22.68 Skandapurāṇa 16.22.68 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.22.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.68) piturniyuktāḥ pitaro bhavaṃti kriyāsu daivīṣu bhavaṃti devāḥ .. dvijottamā hastaniṣaktatoyāstenaiva dehena bhavaṃti devāḥ .. 68 .. > When appointed for the ancestors, they become the ancestors; in rites for the gods, they become the gods. / The best of the twice-born, with water poured upon their hands, become gods with that very body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.67) - [Next: 16.22.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.69) - [Up: 16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.22.68) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.22.68) · Pramāṇa