[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) › 16.1.25 # Skandapurana 16.1.25 Skandapurāṇa 16.1.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.25) yathā surāṇāṃ pravaro devadevo maheśvaraḥ .. nadīnāṃ ca yathā gaṃgā varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇo yathā .. 25 .. > Just as the god of gods, Maheśvara, is foremost among the gods, / and just as the Gaṅgā is among rivers, and the brahmin among the classes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.24) - [Next: 16.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.26) - [Up: 16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.1.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.25) · Pramāṇa