Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
जिह्वासहस्रैरपि च ब्रह्मणापि न वार्यते । महामन्त्रो ह्ययं लोके जप्यो ध्यातः स्तुतस्तथा
jihvāsahasrairapi ca brahmaṇāpi na vāryate | mahāmantro hyayaṃ loke japyo dhyātaḥ stutastathā
હજાર જીભોથી પણ—અહીં સુધી કે બ્રહ્મા દ્વારા પણ—એની સ્તુતિ પૂર્ણ થતી નથી. આ લોકમાં આ મહામંત્ર છે; જપ્ય, ધ્યાન્ય અને સ્તુત્ય છે.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: Cosmic scene: Brahmā with four faces attempting to praise a radiant mantra-lotus, while countless tongues/sound-waves emanate; below, a devotee chants, meditates, and sings before Viṣṇu’s emblematic conch-discus-mace-lotus.
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A sacred mantra is approached through three complementary practices—japa, dhyāna, and stuti—and its glory is portrayed as limitless.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as doctrinal praise within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya framework.
The verse prescribes mantra engagement through repetition (japa), meditation (dhyāna), and devotional praise (stuti).
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