Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 200
शैवः षडक्षरो मन्त्रो नृणामशुभहारकः । स त्वया शक्तितो विप्र जपनीयो दिवानिशम्
śaivaḥ ṣaḍakṣaro mantro nṛṇāmaśubhahārakaḥ | sa tvayā śaktito vipra japanīyo divāniśam
শৈব ষড়ক্ষর মন্ত্র মানুষের অশুভ নাশ করে; হে বিপ্র, তোমার শক্তি অনুযায়ী দিনরাত তার জপ করা উচিত।
The transformed serpent/person (instructor) addressing the brāhmaṇa
Tirtha: Ṣaḍakṣara-mantra (Śaiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vipro/dvija (addressed directly)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa devotee sits in padmāsana with rudrākṣa mālā, silently repeating the six-syllabled mantra; behind him a Śiva-liṅga with bilva leaves and a steady lamp; day and night indicated by sun and moon motifs.
FAQs
Śiva-mantra japa is upheld as a universally purifying discipline that dispels aśubha and supports both worldly well-being and spiritual ascent.
The instruction is given within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha narrative; the māhātmya focus is on the practice empowered by the sacred setting.
Chant the Śaiva ṣaḍakṣara mantra continuously (day and night), adjusted to one’s strength and circumstances.
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