[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) › 5.225.1 # Skandapurana 5.225.1 Skandapurāṇa 5.225.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.225.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.1) .. bhartṛyajña uvāca .. .. yataḥ sapiṃḍatā proktā pitṛpiṇḍaiḥ samaṃtataḥ .. yāvatsapiṇḍatā naiva tāvatpretaḥ sa tiṣṭhati .. 1 .. > Bhartṛyajña said: / Since sapiṇḍa status is declared all around by means of the ancestors' piṇḍas, / as long as there is no sapiṇḍa status, he remains a preta, / 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.224.225](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.224.225) - [Next: 5.225.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.2) - [Up: 5.225](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.225.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.1) · Pramāṇa