Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 142
पञ्चमं प्रहरो यत्र षष्ठमारण्यकं तथा । निधनं सप्तमं साम्नां सप्तसिद्धिमिति स्मृतम्
pañcamaṃ praharo yatra ṣaṣṭhamāraṇyakaṃ tathā | nidhanaṃ saptamaṃ sāmnāṃ saptasiddhimiti smṛtam
ज्या क्रमात पाचवे ‘प्रहर’, सहावे ‘आरण्यक’ आणि सामांतील सातवे ‘निधन’ असे म्हणतात—ते ‘सप्तसिद्धी’ म्हणून स्मृत आहे.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogue style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A schematic-like sacred diagram of seven stages of sāman accomplishment, with the teacher pointing to each named segment; forest (āraṇyaka) imagery blending into a ritual hall, ending in a quiet ‘nidhana’ closure.
FAQs
Vedic sound (Sāman) is presented as a structured, sanctifying practice whose perfected form leads to ‘siddhi’ (spiritual accomplishment).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section of the Skanda Purāṇa.
A classification of Sāman portions (including prahara, āraṇyaka, nidhana) as part of a sevenfold sacred scheme used for disciplined japa/recitation.