[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) › 5.51.17 # Skandapurana 5.51.17 Skandapurāṇa 5.51.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.51.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.17) nāsti mātṛsamaḥ pūjyo nāsti mātṛsamaḥ sakhā .. nāsti mātṛsamo deva iha loke paratra ca .. 17 .. > There is no venerable one equal to a mother; there is no friend equal to a mother; / there is no deity equal to a mother, in this world and the next. 17. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.51.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.16) - [Next: 5.51.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.18) - [Up: 5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.51.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.51.17) · Pramāṇa