Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
तथान्ये सिद्धमन्त्रा वा सद्यः प्रत्ययकारकाः । आराधिता यथा सद्यो मानुषाणां वरप्रदाः
tathānye siddhamantrā vā sadyaḥ pratyayakārakāḥ | ārādhitā yathā sadyo mānuṣāṇāṃ varapradāḥ
அல்லது உடனடியாகத் தெளிவான பலன் தரும் நிச்சயத்தை உண்டாக்கும் பிற சித்த மந்திரங்களைச் சொல்லுங்கள்; முறையாக ஆராதித்தால் அவை மனிதர்க்கு விரைவில் வரங்களை அளிக்கும்.
Puṣpa (inferred; continuing inquiry about remedy)
Scene: A seeker asks about ‘siddha-mantras’ that grant immediate assurance; villagers/elders listen, suggesting a forthcoming revelation of a local deity and rite.
FAQs
When dharma is disturbed, one seeks a valid, efficacious spiritual remedy—grounded in proper worship and sanctioned practice.
The request arises within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra / Puṣpāditya Māhātmya narrative continuum.
Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of a devatā and use of siddha-mantras are referenced generally, without naming a specific mantra in this verse.