Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
ओंकारस्य च माहात्म्यं याथात्म्येन न शक्यते । वर्षाणामयुतेनापि ग्रंथकोटिभिरेव वा
oṃkārasya ca māhātmyaṃ yāthātmyena na śakyate | varṣāṇāmayutenāpi graṃthakoṭibhireva vā
ओंकाराचे माहात्म्य यथार्थपणे सांगणे शक्य नाही—दहा हजार वर्षांनीही नाही, किंवा कोट्यवधी ग्रंथांनीही नाही।
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.