[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) › 6.3.126.16 # Skandapurana 6.3.126.16 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.126.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.126.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.126.16) yatihaste jalaṃ dadyādbhikṣāṃ dattvā punarjalam . sā bhikṣā meruṇā tulyā tajjalaṃ sāgaropamam .. 126.16 .. > One should pour water into the hand of an ascetic, offer alms, and again pour water; / that alms is equal to Mount Meru, that water is like an ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.126.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.126.15) - [Next: 6.3.126.16\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.126.16_2) - [Up: 6.3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.126) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.126.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.126.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.126.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.126.16) · Pramāṇa