[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) › 5.218.18 # Skandapurana 5.218.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.218.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.218.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.18) pitarastasya necchaṃti tadvarṣaṃ śrāddhasatkriyām .. puṇyātiśayabhītena piṃḍadānaṃ nirākṛtam .. 18 .. > His ancestors do not desire the hospitable rite of śrāddha for that year; / being afraid of excessive religious merit, the offering of rice-balls was rejected. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.218.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.17) - [Next: 5.218.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.19) - [Up: 5.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.218.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.18) · Pramāṇa