[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) › 6.3.171.18 # Skandapurana 6.3.171.18 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.171.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.171.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.171.18) māṇḍavya uvāca - adattadānā jāyante parabhāgyopajīvinaḥ . na snānaṃ na japo homo nātithyaṃ na surārcanam .. 171.18 .. > Māṇḍavya said: / 'Those who do not give gifts are born dependent on another's fortune; / \[those who perform\] no ritual ablution, no recitation, no oblation, no hospitality, no worship of the gods, .. 171.18 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.171.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.171.17) - [Next: 6.3.171.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.171.19) - [Up: 6.3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.171) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.171.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.171.18) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.171.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.171.18) · Pramāṇa