[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) › 5.225.9 # Skandapurana 5.225.9 Skandapurāṇa 5.225.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.225.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.9) prakarṣeṇa vrajedyasmāttasmātpretaḥ prakīrtitaḥ .. putreṇa bhrātrā patnyā vā tasya kāryā sapiṃḍatā .. 9 .. > Because he departs violently (prakarṣeṇa vrajet), therefore he is declared a preta. / His sapiṇḍa status must be performed by a son, a brother, or a wife. / 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.225.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.8) - [Next: 5.225.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.10) - [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.5.225.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.225.9) · Pramāṇa