Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
यदि वाग्यमलोपः स्याज्जपादिषु कथंचन । व्याहरेद्वैष्णवं मंत्रं स्मरेद्वा विष्णुमव्ययम्
yadi vāgyamalopaḥ syājjapādiṣu kathaṃcana | vyāharedvaiṣṇavaṃ maṃtraṃ smaredvā viṣṇumavyayam
إذا انكسر ضبطُ اللسان على نحوٍ ما أثناء الجَپا (الترديد) وما يتصل به من نُسُك، فليتلفّظ بمانترا فايشنَفية؛ وإلا فليتذكّر فيشنو، الذي لا يفنى ولا يتبدّل.
Unknown (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration; expiation/remedy within ācāra)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated in japa breaks silence, then immediately folds hands and inwardly remembers Viṣṇu; a subtle vision of Viṣṇu (as imperishable light) appears above, calming the scene and re-centering the practice.
FAQs
When discipline slips, immediate God-remembrance restores the mind to sacred focus.
The verse is embedded in the Prabhāsa Kṣetra māhātmya section.
If mauna is broken during japa, recite a Vaiṣṇava mantra or mentally remember Viṣṇu as a corrective act.