[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) › 5.186.53 # Skandapurana 5.186.53 Skandapurāṇa 5.186.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.186.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.186.53) maṃtrakriyābhyāṃ yatkicidrātrau dattaṃ hutaṃ tathā .. sakrāṃtisomaparvabhyāṃ vyati riktaṃ tu kutsitam .. 53 .. > Whatever is offered or poured into the fire at night through mantra and ritual, / other than during the saṃkrānti and somaparvan days, is vile \[and yours\]. / 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.186.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.186.52) - [Next: 5.186.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.186.54) - [Up: 5.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.186) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.186.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.186.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.186.53) · Pramāṇa