Skandapurana 7.18.89_281

7.18.89_281

sarvabhāvaguṇātītaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirañjanam .
bahirantaścaraṃ dīptamavināśi varaṃ dhruvam .
yathā tadakṣaraṃ brahma procyamānaṃ tathā śṛṇu . . 31 . .
omityekākṣaraṃ pūrvaṃ kṣaraṃ tasmādvinirgatam .
vyakṣaraśca trimātraśca oṅkāro brahma śabdyate . .3 2 ..

Beyond all states of existence and qualities, without conceptual differentiation, unblemished, / moving outside and inside, radiant, imperishable, excellent, and constant; / listen as that imperishable Brahman is declared: / in the beginning, the single syllable 'Om' [arose], from which the perishable emerged; / having three phonemes and three morae, the syllable Om is proclaimed as Brahman. . . 32 . .