Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
किं चायमरिदुर्वारः पाणौ पाशः प्रचेतसः । मन्त्रेण हतवीर्यस्य फणिनो दैन्यमाश्रितः
kiṃ cāyamaridurvāraḥ pāṇau pāśaḥ pracetasaḥ | mantreṇa hatavīryasya phaṇino dainyamāśritaḥ
மேலும் இது என்ன? பிரசேதஸ் வருணனின் கையில் உள்ள வெல்ல முடியாத பாசம், மந்திரத்தால் வீரியம் அழிந்த பாம்புபோல் எவ்வாறு தாழ்ந்த நிலையடைந்தது?
Brahmā (continuing)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region context
Type: river
Scene: A council-like scene where a deity (speaker) points out Varuṇa’s noose hanging slack and powerless, likened to a serpent subdued by mantra; devas appear unsettled, their emblems dim.
FAQs
Mantra and dharma can govern power; without inner potency and order, even ‘irresistible’ force becomes ineffective.
No particular tīrtha is identified in this verse.
Only an analogy to mantra’s power is given; no specific japa or rite is prescribed.