[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) › 5.216.4 # Skandapurana 5.216.4 Skandapurāṇa 5.216.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.216.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.216.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.2) - [Next: 5.216.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.5) - [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.5.216.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.216.4) · Pramāṇa