Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
ओंकारस्य च माहात्म्यं याथात्म्येन न शक्यते । वर्षाणामयुतेनापि ग्रंथकोटिभिरेव वा
oṃkārasya ca māhātmyaṃ yāthātmyena na śakyate | varṣāṇāmayutenāpi graṃthakoṭibhireva vā
The greatness of Oṃkāra cannot be fully expressed as it truly is—even with ten thousand years, or even with ten million books.
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.