[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\_281 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_281 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_281 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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 . . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_280](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_280) - [Next: 7.18.89\_282](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_282) - [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_281) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skanda Purāṇa (Kumāra Kavi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skandapurana.71.32) — Kumāra Kavi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_281) · Pramāṇa