[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) › 3.2.41.8 # Skandapurana 3.2.41.8 Skandapurāṇa 3.2.41.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.8) 7 atha dharmāraṇyasthadharmavāpyāṃ tarpaṇapiṇḍadānādimāhātmyavarṇanam, atha śaunakādipṛ- cchāyāṃ sūtena pativratādharmasadācāravarṇanam, pativratādharmapraśaṃsāprasaṃgena durācā- riṇīnāṃ durvipākapradarśanam, vidhavāniyamadharmavarṇanam, dharmavāpyāṃ tiladhenvādi- dānapraśaṃsāvarṇanapuraḥsaraśrāddhamāhāntyavarṇanam.......... 118 2 > 7 Now, the description of the māhātmya of offering libations, funeral balls, and so forth in the Dharmavāpī situated in Dharmāraṇya; now, upon the inquiry of Śaunaka and others, the description by Sūta of the duty and good conduct of a devoted wife; in connection with praising the duty of a devoted wife, showing the evil results of unchaste women; the description of the rules and duties of widows; the description of the māhātmya of the ancestral rite, preceded by the description in praise of gifting sesame cows and the like at the Dharmavāpī. — 118 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.41.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.7) - [Next: 3.2.41.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.9) - [Up: 3.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.41.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.41.8) · Pramāṇa