[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) › 5.56.26 # Skandapurana 5.56.26 Skandapurāṇa 5.56.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.56.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.26) kiṃ dānaiḥ kiṃ vratairdhyānaiḥ kiṃ japaiḥ sopavāsakaiḥ .. putrārthaṃ vidyamāne'tha sāṃbasūrye sureśvare .. 26 .. > What need of gifts, what of vows and meditations, what of recitations with fasts, / for the sake of a son, while Sāmbāditya, the lord of gods, is present?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.56.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.25) - [Next: 5.56.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.27) - [Up: 5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.56.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.56.26) · Pramāṇa