Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
मन्त्रोदकं च त्रिः पीत्वा ययौ ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य यावत्तत्र समाययौ
mantrodakaṃ ca triḥ pītvā yayau brāhmaṇasattamāḥ | kasyacittvatha kālasya yāvattatra samāyayau
Tendo bebido três vezes a água consagrada pelo mantra, aquele excelente brāhmana partiu. Passado algum tempo, voltou novamente ao mesmo lugar.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A venerable brāhmaṇa, after completing worship, sips mantra-consecrated water three times, then departs along a mountain path; later he returns to the same sacred spot.
FAQs
Faith expressed through simple ritual acts—like taking mantrodaka—prepares the devotee for renewed encounter with the sacred place and its grace.
The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the specific tīrtha is the same location referenced in the surrounding adhyāya narrative (the ‘there’ of the passage).
Drinking mantra-consecrated water (mantrodaka) three times.