[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) › 5.53.8 # Skandapurana 5.53.8 Skandapurāṇa 5.53.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.53.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.8) kiṃ vrataiḥ kiṃ vṛthā dānaiḥ kiṃ japairniyamena vā .. mahākālasya te sarve kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm .. 8 .. > What use are vows? What use are futile gifts? What use are japas or restraints? / All of them are not worth a sixteenth part of Mahākāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.53.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.7) - [Next: 5.53.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.9) - [Up: 5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.53.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.53.8) · Pramāṇa