Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72
मुक्त्यर्थमर्चयंतीह संशयस्तत्र नो हितः । सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनामेति गीयते
muktyarthamarcayaṃtīha saṃśayastatra no hitaḥ | sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāmanāmeti gīyate
جو لوگ یہاں موکش (نجات) کے لیے عبادت کرتے ہیں، اس معاملے میں شک فائدہ مند نہیں۔ ‘رام’ نام کو پرمیشور کے ہزار ناموں کے برابر گایا جاتا ہے۔
Unspecified in snippet (contextual speaker within Dharmāraṇya narrative)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-devotee in a sacred forest shrine offers flowers and water, hands in añjali, while a subtle aureole of syllables ‘RĀ-MA’ encircles the scene, suggesting nāma as mantra; nearby a palm-leaf manuscript hints at sahasranāma.
FAQs
Liberation-oriented worship requires firm faith, and the Rāma-nāma is extolled as supremely potent—equal to a thousand divine names.
The verse says “here” within Dharmāraṇya; the local sacred setting is implied rather than explicitly named in the line.
Arcana (worship) for mukti and nāma-kīrtana/japa of “Rāma” are implied as key practices.