Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72
मुक्त्यर्थमर्चयंतीह संशयस्तत्र नो हितः । सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनामेति गीयते
muktyarthamarcayaṃtīha saṃśayastatra no hitaḥ | sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāmanāmeti gīyate
Aqueles que aqui adoram visando à libertação (mokṣa) — a dúvida não é benéfica nesse assunto. Canta-se que o Nome “Rāma” é equivalente aos mil nomes do Senhor.
Unspecified in snippet (contextual speaker within Dharmāraṇya narrative)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-devotee in a sacred forest shrine offers flowers and water, hands in añjali, while a subtle aureole of syllables ‘RĀ-MA’ encircles the scene, suggesting nāma as mantra; nearby a palm-leaf manuscript hints at sahasranāma.
FAQs
Liberation-oriented worship requires firm faith, and the Rāma-nāma is extolled as supremely potent—equal to a thousand divine names.
The verse says “here” within Dharmāraṇya; the local sacred setting is implied rather than explicitly named in the line.
Arcana (worship) for mukti and nāma-kīrtana/japa of “Rāma” are implied as key practices.