[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) › 5.177.18 # Skandapurana 5.177.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.177.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.177.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.18) na devo vidyate kāṣṭhe pāṣāṇe mṛttikāsu ca .. bhāveṣu vidyate devo mantrasaṃyogasaṃyutaḥ .. 18 .. > A deity does not reside in wood, nor in stone, nor in clays; / a deity resides in devotion, united with the application of mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.177.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.17) - [Next: 5.177.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.19) - [Up: 5.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.177.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.18) · Pramāṇa