Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
किं तस्य बहुभिर्मन्त्रैर्भक्तिर्यस्य जनार्दने । नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः
kiṃ tasya bahubhirmantrairbhaktiryasya janārdane | namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ
جس کے دل میں جناردن کی بھکتی ہو، اسے بہت سے منتروں کی کیا حاجت؟ “نمو نارायणائے” کا منتر سب مقاصد پورا کرنے والا ہے۔
Unspecified in snippet (context: Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu (specific sub-tīrtha not named in the verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim on the banks of Revā (Narmadā) with folded hands, repeating 'namo nārāyaṇāya' as sages look on; the river glows as a sacred presence, suggesting mantra as the boat across saṃsāra.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion is superior to multiplicity of formulas; one sincere mantra can fulfill life’s aims.
The broader Revā Khaṇḍa milieu is implied; this verse focuses more on mantra-mahātmya than a named site.
Japa of the mantra “namo nārāyaṇāya,” grounded in bhakti toward Janārdana.