Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
यदुभी यो जपेत्तत्र ग्रहपीडार्दितो जनः । सानुकूला ग्रहास्तस्य प्रभवंति न संशयः
yadubhī yo japettatra grahapīḍārdito janaḥ | sānukūlā grahāstasya prabhavaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
مَن ابتُلِي بأذى الكواكب (graha) فتلا هناك ما يبتدئ بـ«yadubhī …» صارت الكواكب له مُواتيةً؛ لا ريب في ذلك.
Skanda (deduced from tīrthamāhātmya instructional style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Scene: A troubled devotee chants ‘yadubhī …’ at the tirtha; above, the Navagrahas shift from stern to benevolent expressions, their rays turning soft and auspicious.
FAQs
The Purāṇic view integrates cosmic order with dharmic practice: tīrtha-based japa harmonizes adverse influences.
The tīrtha under praise in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya, Adhyāya 36; it is not named in the snippet.
Japa of a verse identified by its opening “yadubhī …” for relief from graha-pīḍā.