Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
विषनाशाय यस्तत्र जपेच्छ्र द्धासमन्वितः । उत्तिष्ठेति विषं सद्यस्तस्य नाशं प्रयास्यति
viṣanāśāya yastatra japecchra ddhāsamanvitaḥ | uttiṣṭheti viṣaṃ sadyastasya nāśaṃ prayāsyati
Para a destruição do veneno, quem ali, dotado de fé, recita o mantra que começa com “Uttiṣṭha—Ergue-te!”, o veneno, no seu caso, rapidamente caminha para a extinção.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee supports a poisoned traveler near a tīrtha; the chanter raises a hand in protective gesture while reciting ‘Uttiṣṭha’; dark fumes representing poison dissipate into light.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faith) joined to mantra-japa at a tīrtha is credited with swift alleviation of affliction.
A tīrtha described in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse points to that sacred locale with ‘tatra’.
Chanting a specific mantra identified by its opening word “uttiṣṭha” for counteracting poison.