[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) › 5.217.17 # Skandapurana 5.217.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.217.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.217.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.17) śrāddhabhukchrāddhadātā ca yaḥ sevayati maithunam .. tasya saṃvatsaraṃ yāvatpitaraḥ śukrabhojinaḥ .. prabhavaṃti na saṃdeha ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ .. 17 .. > He who eats at a śrāddha and he who offers a śrāddha, whichever of them indulges in sexual intercourse, / his ancestors become eaters of semen for a whole year; / there is no doubt about this, for such is the Vedic revelation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.217.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.16) - [Next: 5.217.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.18) - [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.5.217.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.17) · Pramāṇa