Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
होमं तिलाज्यद्रव्येण यः करिष्यति भक्तितः । तस्यां चतुर्थ्यां मंत्रज्ञस्तस्य मंत्रः प्रसेत्स्यति
homaṃ tilājyadravyeṇa yaḥ kariṣyati bhaktitaḥ | tasyāṃ caturthyāṃ maṃtrajñastasya maṃtraḥ prasetsyati
مَن يُقيم الهَوما بتعبّدٍ مقدِّمًا السمسمَ والسمنَ المصفّى قربانًا—في تلك التشاتورثي، إن كان عارفًا بالمانترا فإن مانتراه ستغدو حتمًا نافذةً مُثمرة.
Skanda (ritual fruit regarding mantra-siddhi) in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa Skanda-to-Agastya frame
Tirtha: Māgha-śukla Caturthī homa in Kāśī (Dhūṇḍhirāja context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya interlocutor/audience
Scene: A small homa-kuṇḍa burns steadily in a Kāśī courtyard; the votary offers sesame mixed with ghee into the fire while reciting mantras; the flames rise in a controlled spiral, symbolizing mantra becoming ‘prasanna’ and effective.
FAQs
Devotional ritual aligned with sacred timing empowers spiritual practice, culminating in mantra efficacy.
Kāśī as the ritual context (chapter setting) where Caturthī homa is praised.
Perform homa with sesame and ghee on Caturthī; for a mantra-knower, this leads to mantra success.