[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) › 3.2.40.61 # Skandapurana 3.2.40.61 Skandapurāṇa 3.2.40.61 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.40.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.61) yathā bhavati vai pūrvaṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivaiḥ kṛtam .. tasya devā na gṛhṇaṃti hṛvyaṃ kavyaṃ ca pūrvajāḥ .. 61.. > just as it was anciently ordained by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, / the gods do not accept his offering to the gods, nor the ancestors his offering to the ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.40.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.60) - [Next: 3.2.40.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.62) - [Up: 3.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.40.61) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.40.61) · Pramāṇa