Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
दक्ष उवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाभागा यद्युष्माभिः प्रकीर्तितम् । नान्यथा शक्यते कर्तुं वेदमन्त्रोद्भवं बलम्
dakṣa uvāca | satyametanmahābhāgā yadyuṣmābhiḥ prakīrtitam | nānyathā śakyate kartuṃ vedamantrodbhavaṃ balam
தக்ஷன் கூறினான்: ஓ மகாபாகர்களே, நீங்கள் உரைத்தது உண்மையே. வேதமந்திரங்களில் இருந்து எழும் வலிமையை வேறுவிதமாக மாற்ற இயலாது.
Dakṣa
Listener: mahābhāgāḥ (assembled ritual participants)
Scene: Dakṣa, as a ritual authority, speaks with composed certainty to assembled ‘mahābhāgāḥ’, affirming the inviolable strength born of Vedic mantras.
FAQs
Vedic mantra-power is real and consistent; therefore it must be applied responsibly under dharma to avoid destructive outcomes.
No holy site is named in this verse.
It affirms the principle that Veda-born ritual power is not easily altered; it implies careful initiation and oversight of mantra rites.