Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
अवनादोमिति ख्यातं सर्वस्यास्य प्रभावतः । भक्तमुन्नयते यस्मात्तदोमिति य ईरितः
avanādomiti khyātaṃ sarvasyāsya prabhāvataḥ | bhaktamunnayate yasmāttadomiti ya īritaḥ
Es ist berühmt als „Oṃ“, der herabsteigende Nāda, durch dessen Kraft all dies sich entfaltet. Und weil er den Verehrer emporhebt, wird er darum als „Oṃ“ verkündet.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame; not explicit in verse)
Scene: The praṇava Oṁ appears as a descending stream of nāda energizing creation, while simultaneously lifting a devotee upward toward the luminous source.
FAQs
Oṃ is both the cosmic sound-power behind manifestation and the mantra that elevates the bhakta toward liberation.
The verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s praise of Kāśī, where Praṇava-centered teaching is part of the city’s spiritual greatness.
Implicitly, japa/utterance of ‘Oṃ’ is supported, but no formal procedure (counts, times, vrata) is specified.