[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) › 6.3.153.42 # Skandapurana 6.3.153.42 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.153.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.153.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.153.42) yastu śrāddhapradastatra pitḥnuddiśya saṃkrame . tṛpyanti pitarastasya pitṛdevo hi bhāskaraḥ .. 153.42 .. > And whoever offers a śrāddha there dedicated to the ancestors during a transit of the sun, / his ancestors are satisfied, for the Sun is indeed the deity of the ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.153.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.153.41) - [Next: 6.3.153.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.153.43) - [Up: 6.3.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.153) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.153.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.153.42) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.153.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.153.42) · Pramāṇa