Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
अथ ते पन्नगाः श्रुत्वा सिद्धमंत्र शिवोद्भवम् । निर्विषास्तेजसा हीनाः समन्तात्ते प्रदुद्रवुः
atha te pannagāḥ śrutvā siddhamaṃtra śivodbhavam | nirviṣāstejasā hīnāḥ samantātte pradudravuḥ
Alors ces serpents, entendant le mantra accompli né de Śiva, furent privés de venin et d’éclat, et s’enfuirent de tous côtés.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the sound of a perfected Śiva-born mantra, hooded serpents recoil; their fangs dull, their glow fades; they scatter outward as if pushed by an invisible radiance.
FAQs
Śiva’s mantra is depicted as sovereign over fear and poison, showing that spiritual power can pacify even the fiercest forces of nature.
The event is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative within Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Hearing/reciting the Śiva-origin mantra (japa/uccāraṇa) is implied as the means of protection.