Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
एतेषामेव लिंगानां सप्तानां ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः । नापमृत्यु भयं तस्य कथंचित्संभविष्यति
eteṣāmeva liṃgānāṃ saptānāṃ brāhmaṇottamāḥ | nāpamṛtyu bhayaṃ tasya kathaṃcitsaṃbhaviṣyati
Wahai Brāhmaṇa yang utama, bagi orang yang teguh berpegang pada tujuh tanda ini, ketakutan akan kematian sebelum waktunya tidak akan timbul sama sekali.
Narrative voice (Purāṇic exposition; addressing brāhmaṇas/sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (addressed as brāhmaṇa-uttamāḥ)
Scene: Sage-narration to brāhmaṇas: the ‘seven indicators’ are symbolically shown as seven luminous emblems around a central protective aura, signifying freedom from apamṛtyu.
FAQs
Right knowledge of sacred indicators and faithful adherence brings protection and steadiness against misfortune.
The discourse belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya setting, though this verse promises a general protective fruit.
Implicitly, learning/reciting and holding to the ‘seven indicators’ taught in the preceding context.