Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
अहिंसयन्दुरुक्ताद्यैः प्राणिनो भूमिचारिणः । यः सिद्धिमेति जप्येन स मैत्रो मुनिरुच्यते
ahiṃsayanduruktādyaiḥ prāṇino bhūmicāriṇaḥ | yaḥ siddhimeti japyena sa maitro munirucyate
जो भूमीवर वावरणाऱ्या प्राण्यांना कठोर वचनादिनेही हिंसा करीत नाही, आणि जपाने सिद्धी प्राप्त करतो—तोच ‘मैत्र’ मुनि म्हणविला जातो।
Narrator (contextual; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa discourse, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa lineage)
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Didactic tableau: the sage’s calm face and gentle hand gesture as if instructing—around him small creatures move unharmed, illustrating non-violence in action and speech.
FAQs
True spiritual attainment is joined with ahiṃsā—non-harm in deed and even in speech—supported by steady japa.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it states a general dharma-definition of a ‘maitra’ sage.
Japa (mantra repetition) is presented as a means to siddhi, to be practiced with non-violence and gentle speech.