Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
पृच्छमानो भिषग्मुख्यानौषधानि मुहुर्मुहुः । मंत्रान्मंत्रविदश्चैव रोगनाशाय नित्यतः
pṛcchamāno bhiṣagmukhyānauṣadhāni muhurmuhuḥ | maṃtrānmaṃtravidaścaiva roganāśāya nityataḥ
அவன் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் சிறந்த வைத்தியர்களிடம் மருந்துகளைப் பற்றி கேட்டான்; அதுபோல மந்திரவிதர்களிடமும் மந்திரங்களை கேட்டான்—எப்போதும் நோய் நாசத்திற்காகவே.
Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (implicit goal of healing)
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Scene: The pilgrim repeatedly consults renowned physicians with herb bundles and, separately, mantra-knowers with rosaries and fire-altars, showing tireless pursuit of a cure.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma acknowledges both human means (medicine) and sacred means (mantra), yet points beyond them toward divine grace and tīrtha-prabhāva.
Not named in this verse; it builds the narrative tension that culminates in the glory of Śaṅkhatīrtha.
Mantra-prayoga is referenced generally (seeking mantras for roga-nāśa), but no specific mantra or rite is given here.