Skandapurana 5.216.4
Skandapurāṇa 5.216.4
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5.216.4
svakarmopārjitairvittaiḥ śrāddhakāryāṇi cāharet ..
māyādibhirna cauryeṇa na cchalāptairna vaṃcanaiḥ..
svavṛttyopārjitairvittaiḥ śrāddhadravyaṃ samāharet..
supratigrahajairdravyairbrāhmaṇānāṃ viśiṣyate..4..
One should procure the items for the śrāddha with wealth earned by one's own labor, / not by deceit or other [wicked means], not by theft, not through fraud, and not by cheating. / One should gather the material for the śrāddha with wealth earned by one's own livelihood; / for brahmins, [wealth] derived from worthy gifts is superior.
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