Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
जजाप परमं जाप्यं नान्यत्र कुरुते श्रमम् । ततो माता निरीक्ष्यैव सपत्नीतनयांस्तथा
jajāpa paramaṃ jāpyaṃ nānyatra kurute śramam | tato mātā nirīkṣyaiva sapatnītanayāṃstathā
Dia mengulang japa mantra yang paling luhur dan tidak bersusah payah pada hal lain. Lalu sang ibu, hanya dengan memerhati anak-anak lelaki daripada isteri madu itu juga, menjadi pilu di dalam hati.
Unnamed narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Harikandira (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A young ascetic-like householder seated near the Hari-temple, absorbed in japa with mālā; in the background, the mother watches anxiously, glancing toward the co-wife’s sons.
FAQs
Single-pointed japa is depicted as a powerful discipline, yet the narrative also shows how worldly comparison and household rivalry can cloud the mind.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
Japa of a “parama jāpya” (supreme mantra) is mentioned, though the mantra itself is not specified.