Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
ऋषय ऊचुः । मंत्रजाप्यस्य माहात्म्यं यत्त्वया नः प्रकीर्तितम् । तत्कथं सिद्धिमायाति मंत्रजाप्यं हि सूतज
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | maṃtrajāpyasya māhātmyaṃ yattvayā naḥ prakīrtitam | tatkathaṃ siddhimāyāti maṃtrajāpyaṃ hi sūtaja
ഋഷികൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സൂതപുത്രാ! നിങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് മന്ത്രജപത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു; എന്നാൽ മന്ത്രജപം എങ്ങനെ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു?
Ṛṣis
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: An assembly of sages seated in a forest hermitage, respectfully questioning Sūta; palm-leaf manuscripts, sacrificial fire nearby; the mood is inquisitive and scholarly.
FAQs
It models the Purāṇic method of learning: inquiry (praśna) precedes clear instruction on practice and attainment.
The conversation continues within the chapter praising a tīrtha/pīṭha; this verse itself is a doctrinal question rather than a site-description.
No direct prescription; it asks for the method by which mantra-japa becomes siddha (accomplished).