[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) › 17.18.148 # Skandapurana 17.18.148 Skandapurāṇa 17.18.148 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.18.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.148) .. vāmana uvāca .. .. anādinidhanaḥ karttā pātā harttā janārdanaḥ.. eko'yaṃ sa śivo devaḥ sa cāyaṃ brahmasaṃjñitaḥ .. ekasya tu yadā kāryaṃ jāyate bhuvane nṛpa .. 148 .. > Vāmana said: / Janārdana is without beginning or end, the creator, protector, and destroyer. / This one alone is the god Śiva, and he is designated as Brahman. / When a deed needs to be done for the one in the world, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.18.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.147) - [Next: 17.18.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.149) - [Up: 17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.18.148) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.18.148) · Pramāṇa