Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
यद्वा सत्यमिदं प्रोक्तमाचार्यैः शास्त्रदृष्टिभिः । स्तोकं सिद्धिकृते तस्य यस्मात्सिद्धिरुपस्थिता
yadvā satyamidaṃ proktamācāryaiḥ śāstradṛṣṭibhiḥ | stokaṃ siddhikṛte tasya yasmātsiddhirupasthitā
Oder vielmehr: Wahr ist, was die Lehrer — die mit dem Blick der Śāstra schauen — verkündet haben: Selbst ein geringes Mittel kann ihm Vollendung bewirken, denn die Erlangung ist ihm bereits zuteilgeworden.
Unknown (Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: elders/ācāryas seated in discourse posture, gesturing toward the revealed sādhaka as an example; the scene conveys calm authority and scriptural validation.
FAQs
Scriptural wisdom affirms that even seemingly minor practices can yield great results when the conditions—faith, transmission, and inner readiness—are present.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse generalizes a dharmic principle within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
No specific rite; it validates the principle of siddhi arising even from ‘stoka’ (small) means when rightly approached.