Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
गजार्थी यो जपेत्तत्र गणानां द्विजसत्तमाः । स प्राप्नोति गजान्मर्त्यो मदप्लावितभूतलान्
gajārthī yo japettatra gaṇānāṃ dvijasattamāḥ | sa prāpnoti gajānmartyo madaplāvitabhūtalān
Ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés ! Celui qui, désirant des éléphants, récite là la formule commençant par « gaṇānām… », obtient des éléphants dont la puissance, en rut, semble inonder le sol.
Skanda (deduced from tīrthamāhātmya instructional style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Listener: dvijasattamāḥ (addressed audience: eminent brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A pilgrim-brāhmaṇa performs japa at a sacred spot; in the distance appear mighty rutting elephants, their presence suggesting royal prosperity and irresistible force.
FAQs
The text links disciplined recitation at a sacred place with the granting of powerful worldly resources, implying dharma-guided prosperity.
The tīrtha being extolled in the surrounding Adhyāya 36 of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the excerpt does not name it.
Japa of a mantra identified by the opening “gaṇānām …”, performed at the tīrtha with a specific intention.