[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) › 5.234.2 # Skandapurana 5.234.2 Skandapurāṇa 5.234.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.234.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.234.2) annaṃ brahma iti proktamanne prāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ .. tasmādannaprado nityaṃ vāridaśca bhavennaraḥ .. 2 .. > Food is declared to be Brahman; upon food the life-breaths are established. / Therefore, a person should constantly be a giver of food and a giver of water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.234.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.234.1) - [Next: 5.234.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.234.3) - [Up: 5.234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.234) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.234.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.234.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.234.2) · Pramāṇa