Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36
वेदोक्तैः पञ्चभिर्मन्त्रैः सहिरण्यघटैः शुभैः । अक्षरैर्दशभिश्चैव षड्भिर्वा त्रिभिरेव वा
vedoktaiḥ pañcabhirmantraiḥ sahiraṇyaghaṭaiḥ śubhaiḥ | akṣarairdaśabhiścaiva ṣaḍbhirvā tribhireva vā
வேதத்தில் கூறிய ஐந்து மந்திரங்களுடன், மங்களமான பொற்கலசங்களோடு; மேலும் தசாக்ஷரி, ஷடாக்ஷரி அல்லது த்ர்யக்ஷரி மந்திரங்களாலும் இந்த விதி நிறைவேற்றப்படுகிறது।
Deductively: Purāṇic narrator
Type: tirtha
Scene: Priests and pilgrims at the river’s edge hold shining golden pots (hiraṇya-ghaṭa), pouring water while reciting five Vedic mantras; beside them, inscriptions or symbolic glyphs indicate 10-, 6-, and 3-syllable mantra options; the water glows as sound-waves ripple outward.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma harmonizes devotion with ritual precision—mantra structure and sanctified implements support the pilgrim’s rite.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha, now described with its mantra-based bathing procedure.
Snāna using five Vedic mantras, employing auspicious golden vessels, with mantra-forms of 10, 6, or 3 syllables as specified.