[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) › 6.3.159.89 # Skandapurana 6.3.159.89 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.159.89 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.159.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.89) mṛtasyaiva tu yaddānaṃ parokṣe tatsamaṃ smṛtam . svahastena tato deyaṃ mṛte kaḥ kasya dāsyati . iti matvā mahārāja svadattaṃ syānmahāphalam .. 159.89 .. > The gift given on behalf of one who has died, in his absence, is regarded as equal \[to ordinary fruit\]. / Therefore one should give it with one's own hand; once dead, who will give to whom? / Considering this, O great king, what is given by oneself yields great fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.159.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.88) - [Next: 6.3.159.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.90) - [Up: 6.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.159.89) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.89) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.159.89) · Pramāṇa