[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) › 7.12.p6 # Skandapurana 7.12.p6 Skandapurāṇa 7.12.p6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.12.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.12.p6) annaṃ pradadyādyo devyo18 yādṛśaṃ tādṛśaṃ śubhāḥ19 . tasyāpi narake ghore yātyamānasya rākṣasaiḥ .. 17. . upatiṣṭheta bahudhā tṛptiryenāsya jāyate20 . yadi mānuṣyamāyāti kadācit sa naraḥ punaḥ . . 18. . mleccheṣu bhogī bhavati ramate ca yathāmaraḥ . annemevaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ hi tasmānna paramaṃ21 bhuvi . . 19 . . annaṃ prajāpatiḥ proktaṃ sa ca saṃvatsaro mataḥ . saṃvatsaraśca yajñosau yajñe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam . .8.111.2 0 . . tasmād bhavanti bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca . tasmādannaṃ viśiṣṭhantu sarvebhya iti vai śrutiḥ .. 21 .. > Whoever, O goddesses, O auspicious ones, gives food—of whatever kind— > even to him, when he is being tormented by rākṣasas in a terrible hell, > sustenance comes in abundance, whereby satisfaction arises for him. > If at some point that man returns to human existence, > he becomes an enjoyer of pleasures among the mlecchas and rejoices like an immortal. > Food alone is thus superior; therefore, there is nothing higher on earth. > Food is declared to be Prajāpati, and he is considered to be the year; > and the year is that sacrifice, \[and\] everything is established in the sacrifice. > From that arise beings, both stationary and moving. > Therefore, food is indeed superior to all—so says the sacred tradition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.12.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.12.p5) - [Next: 7.12.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.12.p7) - [Up: 7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.12.p6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.12.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.12.p6) · Pramāṇa