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# Skandapurana 5.271.9

Skandapurāṇa 5.271.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.271.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.271.9)

yathā supto na gṛhṇāti kiṃcidbhogādikaṃ naraḥ ..  
tathā devāśca yajñāṃśānna gṛhṇanti kathaṃ cana .. 9 ..

> Just as a sleeping man does not receive any enjoyments or the like, / so the gods do not receive portions of the sacrifice in any way. 9.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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