Skandapurana 4.7.74.2

4.7.74.2

A decorated cow together with her calf was not offered to a worthy recipient—
she who quickly removes sin here and brings happiness through seven births!
No reservoir of water was caused to be built for the removal of debt to my mother;
no guest, who shows the path to heaven, was ever satisfied!
Umbrellas, sandals, and water pots were not presented to a traveler—
those which grant comfort on the path to heaven for one destined to go to the city of Yama!
Nor was wealth ever given by me for the marriage of a maiden—
wealth which brings happiness and prosperity here and bestows celestial maidens in heaven!
Under the sway of greed, I did not bathe at the concluding ablution of the Vājapeya sacrifice,
which gives abundant dainty food and drink in this birth and in another!
I did not erect a temple and install an auspicious liṅga,
upon the installation of which liṅga the entire universe becomes established!
No temple of Viṣṇu, bestowing all prosperity, was built at all;
nor were images of the Sun and Gaṇeśa caused to be made by me!
Neither Gaurī nor Mahālakṣmī was painted even in a picture—
and in the making of their images, one is neither deformed nor unfortunate!
Very fine, colorful, and radiant garments
were not presented to brahmins for an abundance of celestial raiment!
Sesame seeds smeared with clarified butter
were not offered with sacred formulas into a well-kindled fire for the dispelling of all sins!
The Śrīsūkta, the Pāvamānī hymns, the Brāhmaṇa, the Maṇḍalas,
the Puruṣasūkta, and the Śatarudrīya that destroys sins were not muttered!
No service to the holy fig tree was performed, except on Sundays and the thirteenth lunar days,
which immediately takes away sin, nor at night, nor on Fridays!
A bed together with a soft mattress,
endowed with a lamp and a mirror, bringing abundance in all pleasures, was not given away!
Goats, horses, she-buffaloes, ewes, female slaves, black antelope skins, and sesame seeds;
water jars filled with groats, no seat, nor soft sandals;
foot-massage, the gift of lamps, and especially the gift of water-booths;
fans, clothing, betel, and other mouth-perfuming items [were not given]!