[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) › 7.18.89\_279 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_279 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_279 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_279](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_279) na sa vettuṃ36 vinā jñānaṃ śakya ātmā kathañcana . rūpaśabdarasātītaṃ kastaṃ vetti maheśvaram ..27. . tathā hyahaṃ mahābhāga prasādāt37 tryambakasya tu . ātmajñānaṣaropāyaṃ kathayāmi tavānagha . . 28. . sarvameva tamaḥ pūrvamidamāsījjagat kila . na devā nānilo na dyaurna sūryaścandramā na ca38 .. 29.. > That self cannot in any way be known without knowledge. / Who knows that Maheśvara who is beyond form, sound, and taste? / Even so, O fortunate one, by the grace of Tryambaka, / I declare to you, O sinless one, the highest means to self-knowledge. / Indeed, in the beginning, this entire universe was darkness alone; / there were no gods, no wind, no sky, no sun, nor moon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_278](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_278) - [Next: 7.18.89\_280](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_280) - [Up: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.18.89_279) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ambikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.ambikakhanda.186.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_279](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_279) · Pramāṇa