[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) › 5.222.2 # Skandapurana 5.222.2 Skandapurāṇa 5.222.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.222.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.222.2) jārajātāpaviddhādyairyo naraḥ śrāddhamācaret .. brāhmaṇaistu na saṃdehastacchrāddhaṃ vyarthatāṃ vrajet .. 2 .. > The man who performs a śrāddha through brahmins / who are born of adultery, abandoned, and the like—without doubt, that śrāddha becomes useless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.222.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.222.1) - [Next: 5.222.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.222.3) - [Up: 5.222](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.222) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.222.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.222.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.222.2) · Pramāṇa