Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 82
हुत्वा वैष्णवमंत्रेण शुचिर्यत्फलमाप्नुयात् । तदिहैकमना विप्र शृणु यत्कथयामि ते
hutvā vaiṣṇavamaṃtreṇa śuciryatphalamāpnuyāt | tadihaikamanā vipra śṛṇu yatkathayāmi te
Cualquier fruto que un hombre purificado obtenga al ofrecer oblaciones con un mantra vaiṣṇava—escucha de mí, oh brāhmana, con mente unipuntual—ese mismo resultado se halla aquí.
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (iha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vipra (brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Scene: A purified worshipper beside a small homa-kuṇḍa on a riverbank in Ayodhyā, offering ghee with a ladle while a teacher addresses a brāhmaṇa listener, emphasizing attentive hearing.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching often equates tīrtha observance with major ritual acts, stressing devotion and purity over mere complexity.
The Ayodhyā saṅgama tīrtha being discussed in this chapter.
Homa (offering oblations) performed with a Vaiṣṇava mantra, framed as a benchmark for the tīrtha’s promised merit.