[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) › 7.5.p19 # Skandapurana 7.5.p19 Skandapurāṇa 7.5.p19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.5.p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p19) yaścāpaharate18 mūlaṃ19 puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca . ātmārthaṃ kāmasaṃpattau20 na devapitṛkāraṇāt21 .. 1 6.. > And he who takes roots, flowers, and fruits / for himself to fulfill desire, and not for the sake of gods or ancestors, (16) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.5.p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p18) - [Next: 7.5.p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p20) - [Up: 7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.5.p19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.5.p19) · Pramāṇa