[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) › 5.221.25 # Skandapurana 5.221.25 Skandapurāṇa 5.221.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.221.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.25) yadi pretatvamāpannaḥ kadācitsvapitā bhavet . tṛptyarthaṃ tasya kartavyaṃ śrāddhaṃ tatra dine nṛpa ..25.. > If one's own father has somehow fallen into the state of a preta, / for the sake of his satisfaction a śrāddha must be performed on that day, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.221.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.24) - [Next: 5.221.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.26) - [Up: 5.221](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.221.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.221.25) · Pramāṇa