[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) › 5.223.18 # Skandapurana 5.223.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.223.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.223.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.223.18) uśaṃtastveti ca tilaiḥ pitṝnāvāhayettataḥ .. āyaṃtu na iti japettataḥ pārthivasattama .. 18 .. > With "Desiring you, \[we place you\]..." and with sesame seeds, he should then invoke the ancestors; / then he should murmur "May they come to us...", O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.223.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.223.17) - [Next: 5.223.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.223.19) - [Up: 5.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.223) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.223.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.223.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.223.18) · Pramāṇa