Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
ओंकारस्य च माहात्म्यं याथात्म्येन न शक्यते । वर्षाणामयुतेनापि ग्रंथकोटिभिरेव वा
oṃkārasya ca māhātmyaṃ yāthātmyena na śakyate | varṣāṇāmayutenāpi graṃthakoṭibhireva vā
Die Größe des Oṃkāra lässt sich nicht in Wahrheit vollständig aussprechen—nicht einmal in zehntausend Jahren, ja selbst nicht mit zehn Millionen Büchern.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A vast cosmic library dissolves into a single radiant Oṃ; scrolls and books extend endlessly, while a sage gestures in humility, indicating the mantra’s boundlessness beyond words.
FAQs
Oṃ is spiritually inexhaustible; its depth surpasses time, scholarship, and textual volume.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse magnifies the mantra itself as supremely venerable.
None explicitly; it motivates Oṃ-japa and reverent contemplation by stressing Oṃ’s immeasurable greatness.