Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
चतुरक्षरं परं चैव चतुरक्षरमेव च । द्व्यक्षरं च तथा पंचाक्षरं द्वयक्षरमेव च । एतद्यज्ञस्वरूपं च यो जपेज्ज्ञानपूर्वकम्
caturakṣaraṃ paraṃ caiva caturakṣarameva ca | dvyakṣaraṃ ca tathā paṃcākṣaraṃ dvayakṣarameva ca | etadyajñasvarūpaṃ ca yo japejjñānapūrvakam
Mantra agung bersuku kata empat dan wujud empat suku kata, yang dua suku kata dan pula yang lima suku kata, lalu kembali yang dua suku kata—barangsiapa dengan pengetahuan menjapanya sebagai hakikat yajña…
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene forest-āśrama where a sage performs japa as an inner yajña; subtle fire-altar imagery appears as a luminous aura around the chanting figure, with syllables visualized as offerings.
FAQs
Conscious mantra-japa is itself a sacrifice—when done with understanding, it becomes a complete yajña in inner form.
The passage continues the Dharmāraṇya setting, emphasizing its atmosphere of mantra, yajña, and disciplined practice.
To perform japa of specified syllabic mantras (two-, four-, five-syllabled) with knowledge, regarding it as yajña.