[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) › 6.3.125.27 # Skandapurana 6.3.125.27 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.125.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.125.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.125.27) bhasmahutaṃ pārtha yathā toyavivarjitam . niṣphalaṃ jāyate dānaṃ tathā mantravivarjitam .. 125.27 .. > Just as an oblation poured into ashes, O Pārtha, or a gift given without water, / becomes fruitless, so too is a gift devoid of a mantra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.125.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.125.26) - [Next: 6.3.125.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.125.28) - [Up: 6.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.125) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.125.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.125.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.125.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.125.27) · Pramāṇa