[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) › 3.3.1.15 # Skandapurana 3.3.1.15 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.1.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.15) bhavapāśanibaddhānāṃ dehināṃ hitakāmyayā .. āhoṃnamaḥ śivāyeti maṃtramādyaṃ śivaḥ svayam .. 15.. > Desiring the welfare of embodied beings bound by the fetters of mundane existence, / Śiva himself uttered the primeval mantra: 'Oṃ namaḥ śivāya'. 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.14) - [Next: 3.3.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.16) - [Up: 3.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.1.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.15) · Pramāṇa