Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
लक्ष्मीनारायणौ द्वौ तौ भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदौ । त्रिभिश्चैवाच्युतं देवं सदेन्द्रपददायकम्
lakṣmīnārāyaṇau dvau tau bhuktimuktiphalapradau | tribhiścaivācyutaṃ devaṃ sadendrapadadāyakam
द्विर्जपेन लक्ष्मीनारायणौ प्राप्येते, तौ भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदौ; त्रिर्जपेन च अच्युतो देवः प्राप्यते, यः सदेन्द्रपदं ददाति।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (nāma-ucchāra efficacy in the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Dvārakā counts utterances on fingers or mālā before a small shrine; behind, Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa appear as a radiant pair, and Acyuta as a serene, imperishable form; above, a symbolic Indra-seat (vajra-throne) indicates exalted station.
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Even simple, counted remembrance of Viṣṇu’s Names yields graded fruits—prosperity, liberation, and high divine status—when done with devotion.
Dvārakā and its Vaiṣṇava sacred sphere as presented in the Dvārakā-māhātmya.
A counted practice of Nāma-japa (two and three utterances) associated with specific divine attainments.