Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 207
अन्यः षडक्षरं मन्त्रं शुचिः श्रद्धासमन्वितः । जपेदहर्निशं मर्त्यः फलं ताभ्यां समं स्मृतम्
anyaḥ ṣaḍakṣaraṃ mantraṃ śuciḥ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ | japedaharniśaṃ martyaḥ phalaṃ tābhyāṃ samaṃ smṛtam
மற்றொருவன்—தூய்மையும் பக்திச் சிரத்தையும் உடைய மனிதன்—ஆறெழுத்து மந்திரத்தை இரவும் பகலும் ஜபித்தால், அதன் பலன் அவை இரண்டிற்கும் சமம் என ஸ்மிருதியில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A solitary devotee seated in cleanliness, counting a mālā, with a subtle aura suggesting that his japa equals vast austerities performed elsewhere; background hints of ascetics and sacred landscapes fading into the mantra’s radiance.
FAQs
Steady, faithful mantra-japa is exalted as spiritually equivalent to extraordinary long-term austerity.
No single site is specified; the verse emphasizes practice (japa) within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya teaching.
Maintain purity and faith, and repeat the ṣaḍakṣara mantra continuously (day and night).