[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) › 5.185.16 # Skandapurana 5.185.16 Skandapurāṇa 5.185.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.185.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.185.16) na pṛcchedgotracaraṇaṃ na sthānaṃ vedameva ca .. dṛṣṭvā yajñopavītaṃ ca bhojayettaṃ prabhaktitaḥ .. 16 .. > One should not ask his lineage, conduct, dwelling, or Veda; / seeing his sacred thread, one should feed him with great devotion. // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.185.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.185.15) - [Next: 5.185.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.185.17) - [Up: 5.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.185) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.185.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.20.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.185.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.185.16) · Pramāṇa