[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) › 16.1.26 # Skandapurana 16.1.26 Skandapurāṇa 16.1.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.26) akṣarāṇāṃ tu sarveṣāmoṃkāraḥ prathamo yathā .. pūjyānāṃ tu yathā mātā gurūṇāṃ ca yathā pitā .. tathaiva sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ pradhānaṃ skandakīrtitam .. 26 .. > and just as the sound Oṃ is first among all letters, / and just as a mother among those worthy of honor, and a father among elders, / even so the \[scripture\] proclaimed by Skanda is principal among all scriptures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.25) - [Next: 16.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.27) - [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.16.1.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.26) · Pramāṇa