Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 120
सकृदुच्चरितं येन हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम् । बद्धः परिकरस्तेन मोक्षाय गमनं प्रति
sakṛduccaritaṃ yena harirityakṣaradvayam | baddhaḥ parikarastena mokṣāya gamanaṃ prati
ആരെങ്കിലും ഒരിക്കൽ പോലും ‘ഹരി’ എന്ന ദ്വ്യക്ഷര നാമം ഉച്ചരിച്ചാൽ, അവനിൽ മോക്ഷസാധനങ്ങൾ ഉറപ്പായി, മോക്ഷയാത്ര ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa/Vastrāpatha folds hands and utters “Hari” once; a subtle radiance forms around him like a protective spiritual harness, with a distant vision of a luminous path leading upward toward the supreme abode.
FAQs
Even a single sincere utterance of the Lord’s name can initiate the path to liberation, emphasizing grace and the potency of nāma.
The statement belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya, aligning the site with nāma-centered liberation teaching.
Nāma-ucchāraṇa (uttering the divine name), specifically the two-syllabled ‘Hari’, presented as spiritually efficacious even once.