Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
उपदिष्टः सद्गुरुणा जप्तः क्षेत्रे च पावने । सद्यो यथेप्सितां सिद्धिं ददातीति किमद्भुतम्
upadiṣṭaḥ sadguruṇā japtaḥ kṣetre ca pāvane | sadyo yathepsitāṃ siddhiṃ dadātīti kimadbhutam
സദ്ഗുരുവിൽ നിന്ന് ഉപദേശമായി ലഭിച്ച്, പാവനക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ ജപിച്ചാൽ അത് ഉടൻ ഇഷ്ടസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു—അതിൽ അത്ഭുതമെന്ത്?
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: pāvana kṣetra (generic)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru places a hand in blessing as the disciple begins japa within a sacred precinct—temple spire, river steps, or grove—while a subtle aura indicates ‘instant siddhi’.
FAQs
Mantra bears swift fruit when received through authentic guidance and practiced in sanctified sacred geography.
The verse praises the principle of a ‘pāvana kṣetra’ generally; named tīrthas are listed subsequently.
Receive the mantra from a sadguru and perform japa in a purifying sacred place (kṣetra).