[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) › 5.204.8 # Skandapurana 5.204.8 Skandapurāṇa 5.204.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.204.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.204.8) kanyāsaṃsthe ravau tatra yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ .. aṣṭavaṃśodbhavairvipraiḥ sa pitṝṃstārayennijān .. 8 .. > A man who performs a śrāddha there when the sun is in Virgo, > with the brahmins born of the eight lineages, redeems his own ancestors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.204.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.204.7) - [Next: 5.204.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.204.9) - [Up: 5.204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.204) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.204.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.204.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.204.8) · Pramāṇa