Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
इह निर्वर्ततो याति प्रान्ते हरिगणो भवेत् । रामेति द्व्यक्षरो मन्त्रो मंत्रकोटिशताधिकः
iha nirvartato yāti prānte harigaṇo bhavet | rāmeti dvyakṣaro mantro maṃtrakoṭiśatādhikaḥ
Barangsiapa menuntaskan laku suci ini di sini, ia berangkat dan pada akhirnya menjadi bagian dari rombongan ilahi Hari. Mantra dua suku kata “Rāma” melampaui ratusan krore mantra lainnya.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a sanctified tīrtha completes a vow, chanting ‘Rāma’; at death’s threshold, luminous Viṣṇu-parivāra (Hari-gaṇa) arrives, extending a garlanded hand, while other mantras appear as fading scrolls behind the radiant two-syllable name.
FAQs
Consistent nāma-japa is portrayed as a complete path whose culmination is divine association—belonging to Hari’s retinue.
No specific site is named; the ‘tīrtha’ emphasis is on the salvific power of the Name within the chapter’s māhātmya teaching.
Complete and sustain the practice of the two-syllabled “Rāma” mantra; it is extolled as supremely efficacious.