[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) › 5.31.42 # Skandapurana 5.31.42 Skandapurāṇa 5.31.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.42) yāvanna kriyate śrāddhaṃ tasmiṃstīrthe dvijottamāḥ .. tasmātsarvaprayatnena mṛtasyāhipradaṃkṣaṇāt .. śrāddhaṃ kāryaṃ prayatnena tasmiṃstīrthe'hisaṃbhave .. 42 .. > as long as a śrāddha is not performed at that sacred ford, O best of brahmins. / Therefore, with all effort, for one who has died from the bite of a serpent, / a śrāddha must diligently be performed at that sacred ford born of serpents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.31.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.41) - [Next: 5.31.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.43) - [Up: 5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.31.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.31.42) · Pramāṇa