[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) › 5.217.14 # Skandapurana 5.217.14 Skandapurāṇa 5.217.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.217.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.14) dakṣiṇārahitaṃ śrāddhaṃ yathaivoṣaravarṣitam .. yathā tamasi nṛtyaṃ ca gītaṃ vā badhirasya ca .. 14 .. > A śrāddha devoid of dakṣiṇā is like rain falling on barren soil, / like dancing in the dark, or like a song for the deaf. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.217.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.13) - [Next: 5.217.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.15) - [Up: 5.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.217.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.14) · Pramāṇa