[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) › 5.201.18 # Skandapurana 5.201.18 Skandapurāṇa 5.201.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.201.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.201.18) atharvavedaḥ prathamaṃ draṣṭavyaḥ kāryasiddhaye .. etasmātkāraṇādādyaḥ sa caturtho'pi saṃsthitaḥ .. 18 .. > The Atharvaveda must be consulted first for the accomplishment of worldly affairs. / For this reason, though being the fourth, it stands as the first. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.201.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.201.17) - [Next: 5.201.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.201.19) - [Up: 5.201](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.201) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.201.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.201.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.201.18) · Pramāṇa