[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) › 16.3.56 # Skandapurana 16.3.56 Skandapurāṇa 16.3.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.56) oṃkāro'haṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ sāmāhamṛgyajustathā .. ahamagniśca hotā ca yajamānastathaiva ca .. 56 .. > I am the syllable Om, the vaṣaṭ-call; I am the Sāman, the Ṛc, and the Yajus; / I am the fire, the invoking priest, and likewise the patron of the sacrifice. (56) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.55) - [Next: 16.3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.57) - [Up: 16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.3.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.3.56) · Pramāṇa