Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
श्रेष्ठानि मंत्रलिंगानि वृद्धितुष्टिकराणि च । यदि नो मानसी तुष्टि स्तेषां चैव प्रजायते
śreṣṭhāni maṃtraliṃgāni vṛddhituṣṭikarāṇi ca | yadi no mānasī tuṣṭi steṣāṃ caiva prajāyate
तेव्हा श्रेष्ठ मंत्रलक्षणे प्रकट होतात, जी वृद्धी व तुष्टी देणारी असतात; परंतु जर त्यांच्या मनात अशी मानसी तुष्टीच उत्पन्न झाली नाही…
Viśvāmitra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual moment where mantra-recitation produces visible ‘signs’ of auspiciousness—calm faces, orderly gestures, offerings arranged perfectly—yet the verse turns to suspense: what if satisfaction does not arise?
FAQs
Auspicious outcomes are read through inner consent and clarity; spiritual ‘signs’ align with mental purity and satisfaction.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-māhātmya context.
Mantra-related signs (mantra-liṅga) that indicate prosperity and satisfaction are part of the decision/omen process.