Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रकृतीनां रामनाम संमतो वा षडक्षरः । सोऽपि प्रणवहीनः स्यात्पुराणस्मृतिनिर्णयः
prakṛtīnāṃ rāmanāma saṃmato vā ṣaḍakṣaraḥ | so'pi praṇavahīnaḥ syātpurāṇasmṛtinirṇayaḥ
Für das gewöhnliche Volk gilt die sechssilbige Formel, anerkannt als „Rāma-nāma“; und auch sie soll ohne den Praṇava, also ohne Oṃ, sein—so lautet die Entscheidung der Purāṇas und Smṛtis.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Scene: A teaching tableau where the name ‘Rāma’ is presented as a simple, luminous mantra for the many; the syllables ‘रा’ ‘म’ appear as radiant script, suggesting ease and grace.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition frames accessible devotional practice through approved name-mantras suited to the practitioner.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse is doctrinal guidance on mantra form within the māhātmya setting.
For certain practitioners, the six-syllable Rāma-nāma is prescribed without prefacing Oṃ (praṇava).