[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) › 16.34.3 # Skandapurana 16.34.3 Skandapurāṇa 16.34.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.34.3) tvamādiḥ sarvadevānāṃ tvaṃ prāṇaḥ prāṇināṃ sadā .. devādeśādgṛhāṇa tvamāgatyārṇava vāḍavam .. 3 .. > “You are the beginning of all the gods; you are always the life-breath of living beings. > By command of the gods, come and receive the submarine fire, O ocean!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.34.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.34.2) - [Next: 16.34.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.34.4) - [Up: 16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.34) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.34.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.34.3) · Pramāṇa