Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
किं ते कारणमेतद्धि किं वा मन्त्रसमुद्भवः । प्रभावोऽयं महाभागेगुह्यं चेन्नो वदस्व नः
kiṃ te kāraṇametaddhi kiṃ vā mantrasamudbhavaḥ | prabhāvo'yaṃ mahābhāgeguhyaṃ cenno vadasva naḥ
«Quelle en est la cause véritable ? Ou bien cette puissance naît-elle d’un mantra ? Ô fortunée, si cela n’est pas à tenir secret, dis-le-nous.»
Saptnyaḥ (co-wives)
Tirtha: Pañcapiṇḍikā (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: Co-wives lean forward in earnest inquiry, one gesturing toward the clay icon; Padmāvatī listens, composed, as if weighing whether to reveal a secret.
FAQs
Sacred practices may carry hidden discipline and mantra-power, and should be learned respectfully from a proper source.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as part of the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame.
No prescription; it asks whether the observed effect is due to mantra-origin power.