Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रकृतीनां रामनाम संमतो वा षडक्षरः । सोऽपि प्रणवहीनः स्यात्पुराणस्मृतिनिर्णयः
prakṛtīnāṃ rāmanāma saṃmato vā ṣaḍakṣaraḥ | so'pi praṇavahīnaḥ syātpurāṇasmṛtinirṇayaḥ
பொதுமக்களுக்குப் ‘ராமநாமம்’ என ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட ஆறெழுத்து மந்திரமே உரியது; அதுவும் பிரணவம் (ஓம்) இன்றியே இருக்க வேண்டும்—இதுவே புராண-ஸ்மிருதி தீர்மானம்.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Scene: A teaching tableau where the name ‘Rāma’ is presented as a simple, luminous mantra for the many; the syllables ‘रा’ ‘म’ appear as radiant script, suggesting ease and grace.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition frames accessible devotional practice through approved name-mantras suited to the practitioner.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse is doctrinal guidance on mantra form within the māhātmya setting.
For certain practitioners, the six-syllable Rāma-nāma is prescribed without prefacing Oṃ (praṇava).