[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) › 4.40.41.4 # Skandapurana 4.40.41.4 Skandapurāṇa 4.40.41.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.40.41.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.40.41.4) devabhuktāṃ dadaddātā na svargamadhigacchati ..43.. śayanāsanayānāni kuṇapaṃ strīmukhaṃ kuśāḥ.. yajñapātrāṇi sarvāṇi na duṣyaṃti budhāḥ kvacit .. 44 .. vatsaḥ prasravaṇe madhye śakuniḥ phalapātane .. nāryo ratiprayogeṣu śvā mṛga grahaṇe śuciḥ .. 41. > giving one enjoyed by the gods, the giver does not go to heaven. > Beds, seats, vehicles, a corpse, a woman's mouth, kuśa grass, / and all sacrificial vessels—wise men hold that these are never defiled. > A calf is pure when the milk begins to flow, a bird when causing a fruit to fall, / women during sexual union, and a dog when catching deer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.40.41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.40.41.3) - [Next: 4.40.41\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.40.41_1) - [Up: 4.40.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.40.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.40.41.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Dāśarathīyatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.tantra.dasarathiyatantra.2686) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.40.41.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.40.41.4) · Pramāṇa