Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
दक्षिणामूर्तिमासाद्य मन्त्रं तस्य षडक्षरम् । यो जपेच्छ्रद्धयोपेतस्तस्यायुः संप्रवर्धते
dakṣiṇāmūrtimāsādya mantraṃ tasya ṣaḍakṣaram | yo japecchraddhayopetastasyāyuḥ saṃpravardhate
दक्षिणामूर्तींच्या सान्निध्यात जाऊन जो श्रद्धायुक्त होऊन त्यांचा षडक्षर मंत्र जपतो, त्याचे आयुष्य फार वाढते।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dakṣiṇāmūrti-sthāna (within the described tīrtha)
Type: temple
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Dakṣiṇāmūrti seated in teaching posture beneath a sacred tree, facing south; a devotee approaches and begins ṣaḍakṣara-japa with a mālā; a subtle aura suggests strengthening of life-force.
FAQs
Faithful mantra-japa, especially in the presence of the divine Guru-form of Śiva, is said to sustain and extend life.
The kṣetra of this adhyāya where Dakṣiṇāmūrti is approached in connection with Siddheśvara/Hāṭakeśvara sanctity.
Japa of a ṣaḍakṣara (six-syllable) mantra after approaching Dakṣiṇāmūrti, performed with śraddhā.