[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) › 5.51.64 # Skandapurana 5.51.64 Skandapurāṇa 5.51.64 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.51.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.64) .. naṃdinyuvāca .. .. tapaḥ kṛte praśaṃsaṃti tretāyāṃ dhyānameva ca .. dvāpare yajñayogaṃ ca dānamekaṃ kalau yuge .. sarveṣāmeva dānānāṃ nāsti dānamataḥ param .. 64 .. > Nandinī said: / “They praise austerity in the Kṛta age, and contemplation alone in the Tretā, / the practice of sacrifice in the Dvāpara, and gift-giving alone in the Kali age. / Among all gifts, there is no gift higher than this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.51.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.63) - [Next: 5.51.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.65) - [Up: 5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.51.64) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.64) · Pramāṇa