Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
इति जपः । नैषु क्रोधो न मात्सर्यं पुण्यपापार्जनेन च । अयुतं द्विगुणं चापि क्रमादायुः प्रकीर्तितम्
iti japaḥ | naiṣu krodho na mātsaryaṃ puṇyapāpārjanena ca | ayutaṃ dviguṇaṃ cāpi kramādāyuḥ prakīrtitam
असा हा जपविधी. त्यांच्यात क्रोध नाही, मत्सर नाही, आणि पुण्य‑पापाचे अर्जनही नाही. त्यांचे आयुष्य क्रमाने दहा हजार, आणि त्याहूनही द्विगुण असे सांगितले आहे.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)
Scene: A serene assembly of japa-practitioners seated in luminous stillness, faces calm and free of anger/envy; subtle aura indicating long life and higher-loka eligibility.
FAQs
True spiritual practice culminates in inner purity—free from anger and envy—and transcends merit–sin accounting.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the transformative state produced by japa.
Japa (sacred repetition) is explicitly referenced as the practice.