[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) › 16.28.26 # Skandapurana 16.28.26 Skandapurāṇa 16.28.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.28.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.26) na bhaikṣaṃ parapākaṃ tu na ca bhaikṣyaṃ pratigraham .. somapānasamaṃ bhaikṣyaṃ tasmādbhaikṣaṃ samācaret .. 26 .. > Alms are not food cooked by another, nor are alms an acceptance of gifts; / alms are equal to the drinking of Soma; therefore one should subsist on alms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.28.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.25) - [Next: 16.28.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.27) - [Up: 16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.28.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.28.26) · Pramāṇa