[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) › 5.218.3 # Skandapurana 5.218.3 Skandapurāṇa 5.218.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.218.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.3) śrāddhīyapretapakṣasya mukhyabhūtaṃ ca yannṛpa .. ya icchetkanyakāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ suśīlāṃ rūpasaṃyu tām .. dvitīyādivase tena śrāddhaṃ kāryaṃ mahīpate .. 3 .. > And that which is the primary \[day\] of the śrāddha fortnight of the ancestors, O king; / he who desires an excellent maiden endowed with good conduct and beauty, / by him a śrāddha should be performed on the second day, O lord of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.218.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.2) - [Next: 5.218.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.4) - [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.5.218.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.218.3) · Pramāṇa