[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) › 17.1.26 # Skandapurana 17.1.26 Skandapurāṇa 17.1.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.1.26) .. bhadra uvāca .. .. tīrthāni toyapūrṇāni devāḥ pāṣāṇamṛnmayāḥ .. ātmasthaṃ ye na paśyaṃti te na paśyaṃti tatparam .. 26 .. > Bhadra said: / "Sacred fords are full of water, and deities are made of stone and clay; / those who do not behold the One dwelling in the Self do not behold that supreme \[reality\]. // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.1.25) - [Next: 17.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.1.27) - [Up: 17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.1.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kubjikāmatatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.kubjika.kubjikamata.23.108) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.1.26) · Pramāṇa