[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) › 5.20.9 # Skandapurana 5.20.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.20.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.20.9) .. brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ .. .. pitaraḥ śrāddhakāmā ye vṛddhiṃ paśyaṃti vā nṛpa .. te svapne darśanaṃ yāṃti putrāṇāmiti naḥ śrutam .. 9 .. > The brahmins said: / 'The ancestors who desire a śrāddha, or who see prosperity, O king, / appear in the dreams of their sons: so it has been heard by us.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.20.8) - [Next: 5.20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.20.10) - [Up: 5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.20.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.20.9) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.20.9) · Pramāṇa