Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
तेन पूतशरीरास्ते मन्त्रेण गतपातकाः । यत्पुण्यं च भवेत्तेषां तदिहैकमनाः शृणु
tena pūtaśarīrāste mantreṇa gatapātakāḥ | yatpuṇyaṃ ca bhavetteṣāṃ tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu
त्या साधनेने त्यांची शरीरे पवित्र होतात आणि त्या मंत्राने त्यांची पापे नष्ट होतात। आता एकाग्र मनाने ऐक—इथे त्यांना कोणते पुण्य प्राप्त होते।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: A teacher-figure addresses a king seated respectfully; behind them a shrine corridor suggests ongoing pradakṣiṇā. A subtle aura indicates sins ‘falling away’ as dark wisps dissolving into light.
FAQs
Mantra-guided devotion is presented as a force that purifies the practitioner and dissolves sin.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting of this adhyāya, where mantra and worship are performed.
Engaging in the described worship/pradakṣiṇā with mantra, and attentive listening to the prescribed teaching on its fruits.
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