Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
तत्कथं मंत्रवीर्यं तत्क्रियते मोघमित्यहो । वेदोक्तं च विशेषेण तस्मादत्र वद प्रभो
tatkathaṃ maṃtravīryaṃ tatkriyate moghamityaho | vedoktaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa tasmādatra vada prabho
Maka bagaimana, wahai sayang, kekuatan mantra itu boleh menjadi sia-sia? Oleh kerana hal itu ditegaskan khususnya oleh Veda, maka wahai Tuhan, jelaskanlah di sini kepada kami.
Sages (Munis)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dakṣa
Scene: Sages, earnest and perplexed, ask how mantra-power can be made ineffective despite Vedic affirmation; Dakṣa is poised to explain, with the altar and Vedic texts implied nearby.
FAQs
True ritual efficacy depends not only on technique but on rightful intention and dharmic alignment, even when Veda-sanctioned.
No specific sacred site is named in this verse; it is a doctrinal question within a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
No direct prescription; it asks for an explanation of how mantra-power might become ineffective despite Vedic sanction.