Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
किं तस्य बहुभिर्मन्त्रैर्भक्तिर्यस्य जनार्दने । नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः
kiṃ tasya bahubhirmantrairbhaktiryasya janārdane | namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ
À quoi bon de nombreux mantras, si l’on a la dévotion envers Janārdana ? Le mantra « namo nārāyaṇāya » accomplit tous les buts.
Unspecified in snippet (context: Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu (specific sub-tīrtha not named in the verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim on the banks of Revā (Narmadā) with folded hands, repeating 'namo nārāyaṇāya' as sages look on; the river glows as a sacred presence, suggesting mantra as the boat across saṃsāra.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion is superior to multiplicity of formulas; one sincere mantra can fulfill life’s aims.
The broader Revā Khaṇḍa milieu is implied; this verse focuses more on mantra-mahātmya than a named site.
Japa of the mantra “namo nārāyaṇāya,” grounded in bhakti toward Janārdana.