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# Skandapurana 5.240.16

Skandapurāṇa 5.240.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.240.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.16)

kāryaṃ strībhiśca śūdraiśca hyamaṃtraṃ paṃcayajñakam ..  
paṃcayajñaiśca saṃtuṣṭā yathaiṣāṃ pitṛdevatāḥ .. 16 ..

> The five daily sacrifices without mantras are to be performed by women and by śūdras; / and the gods and ancestors are pleased by their five daily sacrifices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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