[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) › 5.217.18 # Skandapurana 5.217.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.217.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.217.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.18) śrāddhe bhuktvātha dattvā vā yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurutelpadhīḥ .. svādhyāyaṃ pitarastasya yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa .. vyarthaśrāddhaphalāḥ saṃtaḥ pīḍyaṃte kṣutpipāsayā .. 18 .. > That foolish man who, having eaten or having offered \[oblations\] at a śrāddha, performs recitation of the Veda, / his ancestors, O king, for a whole year, / having their śrāddha-fruit rendered futile, are tormented by hunger and thirst. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.217.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.17) - [Next: 5.217.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.19) - [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.5.217.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.18) · Pramāṇa