Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
ईतिनाशाय तत्रैव जपेद्देवव्रतं नरः । ततः संकीर्त्तना देव ईतयो यांति संक्षयम्
ītināśāya tatraiva japeddevavrataṃ naraḥ | tataḥ saṃkīrttanā deva ītayo yāṃti saṃkṣayam
Untuk memusnahkan bala dan wabak, seseorang hendaklah di tempat itu juga melafazkan Devavrata; dengan puji-pujian dan japa itu, segala penderitaan lenyap hingga musnah.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gathering at the tīrtha performs Devavrata recitation; dark miasma-like forms symbolizing pestilence dissipate; lamps and water offerings create a protective circle.
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Collective and personal well-being are tied to devotion—praise and japa are framed as dharmic remedies to adversity.
A tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the efficacy is explicitly linked to practice performed ‘tatraiva’.
Japa/saṅkīrtana of the Devavrata for the cessation of ītis (calamities/pestilences).