[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) › 5.181.15 # Skandapurana 5.181.15 Skandapurāṇa 5.181.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.181.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.15) annahīno dahedrāṣṭaṃ mantrahīnastu ṛtvijaḥ .. yājñikaṃ dakṣiṇā hīno nāsti yajñasamo ripuḥ .. 15 .. > 'A sacrifice devoid of food burns the realm; devoid of mantras, it burns the priests; / devoid of sacrificial fee, it burns the sacrificer—there is no enemy equal to \[such\] a sacrifice.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.181.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.14) - [Next: 5.181.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.16) - [Up: 5.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.181.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.181.15) · Pramāṇa