[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) › 5.216.28 # Skandapurana 5.216.28 Skandapurāṇa 5.216.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.216.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.28) śrutaśīlavihīnāya dharmajñāyāpi mānavaḥ .. śrāddhaṃ dadāti kanyāṃ ca yastenāgniṃ vinā hutam .. 28 .. > If a man gives a śrāddha or a maiden to one devoid of learning and good conduct, / even if he knows the law, it is as if he made an oblation without fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.216.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.27) - [Next: 5.216.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.29) - [Up: 5.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.216.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.28) · Pramāṇa