Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147
शब्दतत्त्वेन तुष्यंति स्पर्शतत्त्वं च गृह्णते । शुचि दृष्ट्वा त तुष्यंति नात्र राजन्भवेन्मृषा
śabdatattvena tuṣyaṃti sparśatattvaṃ ca gṛhṇate | śuci dṛṣṭvā ta tuṣyaṃti nātra rājanbhavenmṛṣā
พวกเขาปลื้มปีติด้วยตัตตวะแห่งเสียง และยังรับตัตตวะแห่งสัมผัสด้วย ครั้นเห็นความบริสุทธิ์ก็อิ่มเอม—ข้าแต่พระราชา ที่กล่าวนี้มิใช่เท็จเลย
Mahākāla
Listener: King (addressed as rājan)
Scene: A king listens to a sage explaining that subtle beings are pleased by sound and touch; a clean ritual space with kusa grass, water vessel, and offerings; emphasis on purity and mantra-recitation.
FAQs
Mantra/sound and purity are real vehicles of ritual efficacy; subtle beings respond to subtle principles like śabda and sparśa.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Maintain śauca (purity) and employ proper recitation (sound/mantra), as these satisfy subtle recipients.